[Alvin.C]

Originally Posted by Patchiz

Yes, I tried using a different power supply. turns out that wasn't the problem. i purchased some new ide cables and that didn't work right away, so i elevated my mb like u said to, though it was already elevated, i elevated it some more, and i removed all the cards from my pci slots, and my computer works fine now. thank you so much. you sound really professional, are you a qualified computer technician of some sort?

lol nah. Just an undergraduate who's worked with a lot of computer stuff .

You're system was just suffering from a very common electrical grounding issue.

I'm glad it works.