Thanks for the input.
Already did a bios flash. Gigabyte has flash utility that makes it easy for ya, then all ya have to do is set cmos to optimized values to use the new bios.
I will try to check the pins and jumpers again on the motherboard.
Something weird though. The freezes have been absent for 2 days now.

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Im not sure if this bios flash didnt actualy work.
Will keep ya posted.
Kerry

I know it is only simple but have you checked the hdd cables. If you have a faulty cable on either hdd it might cause conflicts and system freeze?

Sounds similar to a hdd failiure I came across a while ago. To get a stable system I partitioned the disk into 3, a small one for the MBR followed by a blank unformatted partition where the fault was on the hdd then a 3rd partition where the o/s was installed. A new HDD would have solved the problem but the owner didn't want to spend the money after a local service agent claimed it could not be repaired.

Well, I got a new cpu. Never used it.
I am not sure if the flash worked or like magik mikey said about the cables. All i do know is that its been about a week and no freezes or restarts.

Could have been the bios flash, at first i didnt realize you need to go back into the bios and load OPTIMIZED values for the new flash to actually be utilized. Seems after i did that was when the problems went away.
However, I also straightened out the hard drive ribbon cables when i hooked the new drive up as a slave.

Regardless, the problem seems to be gone for now.

Thanks for all the input. I will post if problems come back.

In the end, I never used new cpu or even the new hard drive. The fresh install on new hard drive and making sure all drivers/updates installed in proper was nice to do/learn though.
The freezes went away when i flashed bios or because of unplug/reseating everything.
Just in case anyone else is looking for this problem/answer.

Thanks
Kerry

Well, back to square-1. Its been over a week, booted up today just like normal. Opened i-explorer to log on Lowes.com and check to see how much insulation costs and drywal...
Anyway, my computer re-booted itself right in the middle of selecting what departed to look in.

Couple things of note...computer was definitely not hot. (Just booted). Was not running any other program except I-EXPLORER. This was the first boot today which is similar to the original problem I had. Only difference is that this time it rebooted instead of just freezing.

Any help would be appreciated. Still not sure what Im looking for. Maybe ill just put in the new CPU I ordered and see if that helps.

Thanks,
Kerry

Hi Kerry.

Can you disable automatic restart. Control panel/System/Advanced Tab, under Start up and Recovery click settings, there is a section called System Failure make sure there is no tick in the box next to "Automatically Restart" then click ok. If the computer shuts down again it should provide you with a blue screen of death which will contain an error code.
Can you also check the Event Log for anything with a yellow or red icon (Control panel/Administrative Tools/System tools/Event Viewer). With any luck you should be able to find an error code for the last restart. If you find any error codes post them back here.

I am still curious regarding the HDD cable. Are you using IDE or SATA drives. If they are IDE can you swap the cable with the IDE cable on your CD drive.

Good luck