This certainly sounds like a hardware problem. Short of replacing the
motherboard, the only other thing that seems like it could effect at this
low of a level would be the system Bios. Have you checked with DFI for their
opinion on compatibility?

The only other suggestion would be to run in safe mode and see if things are
better. Or remove as much hardware as possible and see if that makes a
difference.

"Stephen B" <StephenB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Here is more about my system and the problem:
>
> My system:
> Athlon 64 2800+ (754)
> DFI K8M800-MLVF motherboard
> BFG Geforce 6800 (AGP)
> SB Live! 24bit
> 2 x 1gb Corsair value select ram
> Haumppage pvr-150
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> The only driver i installed myself was SB live!, the rest i were done by
> windows.
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> More about the problem:
> Crashes seem more frequent upon first start ups in the morning, then
> sporadic through out the day.
> When it crashes it doesn't restart the computer the screen just freezes
> and
> my usb mouse and keyboard lose power (ie. lights all go off) and the
> computer
> sits there until i hit the restart button.
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> Hope this helps some
> Thanks
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