Hi DT,

Thanks for that reply. I am able to set all config fuses using the melabs U2 programmer software. I did set the 10mhz xtal to 'HSPLL' under xtal setting, which worked but is also the source of my problem. For example, if I flash an led using a 4mhz xtal at 1hz(1000ms) pause between flashes, it will flash once per second. Using the same program, running at 10 or 40mhz, the led flashes very fast, not at 1hz. This is the problem I'm having with the baud, with 4mhz xtal it all works great and with the 10mhz xtal all I get is garbage at the output. So, obviously 9600 baud at 4mhz is not the same as with a 10mhz xtal. How do I make it output 9600 baud at 10 or even 40mhz ?