Freeze up problems

[jmtjet]

After a BIOS flash I started to experience freeze up with Win 2 K pro. I finally re-installed Windows and all was well for a day or two, then it started again. I suspect a hardware conflict, but the device manager says all is OK. The events viewer has logged a few errors, but none that I can relate to my problem. I'm open to suggestions on how to troubleshoot this problem. I have an Logitech scroll wheel optical mouse that I had an PS/2 adapter on. I removed the adapter and plugged it in to USB, re-installed the drivers and I'm running now-but for how long I don't know. The freeze up usually start when I'm on the net. I've tried 3 browsers(IE6, IE5 and Opera)-made no difference. Any ideas. Thanks, jmtjet

PS: freeze ups started when I was clicking a link, that's why I made changes to the mouse. It got to the point where I couldn't download or install programs or anything. If they continue I'm going to replace the motherboard.

[FrostyPhrog]

Hi
Was there a specific reason that you flashed your Bios? Were the freezeups ocurring before the Flash. If they weren't you can always flash back to the old bios you were using.

HTH

FrostyPhrog

[jmtjet]

I flashed the BIOS because I was receiving CMOS ROM checksum errors on boot. After checking all of the usual suspects(MB battery,re-set video card) I performed the flash. I had some problems during the flash. Wound up flashing 3 times. So going back to the original BIOS is not an option. I finally got a good flash-or so I thought. I had zero freeze ups before the flash. It's a PC-Chips MB(mod. 807), with a AMD thunderbird 900 Mega hertz processor, 256 MB ram(Crucial) and Riva TNT2 Mod. 64 display adapter. At first I thought it was the browser, possibly activeX or Java or something, but I've tried 3 browsers-no diff.
Thanks for your reply, jmtjet

PS: I'm a little more experienced now than I was when I bought a PC-Chip MB. I understand they are a piece of s--t. That's why I won't hesitate to change it.