On Sat, 2009-02-21 at 07:47 +1100, elliott-brennan wrote: > I'm assuming this is a not a RAM problem and more like a HDD
Wouldn't a HDD failure come up as a message on the console? The fact it happens cold and you have a new heatsink suggests it's not a thermal problem. I'd strip the components down (remove cards, RAM and CPU) and re-seat them all. Though it does sound like a mobo problem I wonder if the power supply unit is doing it's job properly. Maybe you could swap that out with another? Kevin. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
