First, my system shut off in the middle of an application and re-boots. It does this a few more times just in the regular windows screen. eventually I can't get into windows. I did a virus scan (used another computer to do this), formatted the drive and put it back in the computer. I try loading windows, it makes the drive ntfs ready, copies files, and then sometimes shuts off again. Enventually it gets windows for the most loaded, re=boots, then hangs at the loading windows page. Therefore, Windows hasen't technically finished installing, and I can't get it to. Cutting this story short, I've removed all hardware, got it down to the drive, video adapter and a cd rom drive to boot from. I go into set-up and the page freezes. I get into set-up again, cmos page and everything dissapears except for a few words and numbers. Is my board fried? Do I just need to clear the cmos? Or do I just need the latest bios. I have a Elitegroup K7S5A mobo, 1 1/2 years old. Worked great up until one fine day. Please anyone, the hours I've spent trying to figure this one out is making me think I should take it to a professional by now. Thanks, Brett

I bet your CPU fan isn't working. Take apart the case and watch to see if it spins. Well, try this first. Also, I bet you are running SDRAM instead of DDR ram in your computer. If so, knock it down to 100mhz instead of 133mhz in the bios for your ram speed (Bus speed). Its sounds stupid but my computer always locked up under the faster speed with SDRAM (YEs, I use 133mhz sdram so its stupid that it will lock up as long as I run it at 133mhz) Unfortunately, you will lose several hundred Mhz CPU speed for this. But it will probably be stable. Last but not least and I bet its not this - I bet you built your system and didn't follow proper ESD proceedures. This could be a creeping problem due to static electricity shock. If you overclocked, SHAME ON YOU. Just because it works today doesn't mean it will kill you later. Or lastly, you HD could be failing, enable S.M.A.R.T. in bios.

Well, I just cleared my cmos by moving the jumpers and then moving them back. System started up, said that the cmos battery was low and there wasn't enough memory in the cmos. Windows finished its installation with success. Installed video driver, still good. Installed ethernet driver. Re-boot the system. Went to install sound card, exited set-up to shut down computer and go to bed. When I said yes to quit set-up of sound card there was no problem. Then 1 minute later the machine does the same thing; shuts down and wants to re-boot. Re-boots, gets to windows loading, then shuts down again. Doesn't re-boot, and screen shows that it is getting no info from motherboard. I know if I re-boot it again, I may get to windows again. It may even load windows. But I am certain it will just shut down again. Any suggestions???? I know it is something related to the cmos, bios or perhaps a piece of hardware. It is not os related, I am pretty sure. And there is not software on the os HD installed, just the basics. ????????????????????//