So, Windows loads and runs normally as long as you don't enter the bios?  That doesn't sound like a cpu problem to me.  I would try reflashing, if you are able to do that.

 

[PS:  Glad to have you on TeamXPS! :smileyhappy:]

Tried reflashing the bios, had to do in windows because I can't use the F12 boot menu (that locks up to) and can't get far enough into the bios to change the boot order. It let me reflash from windows but I don't think it actually overwrote the bios because it went way to fast. Anyway still locks up :(

 

I'll start unpluging stuff and swapping parts this weekend to see if I can isolate the problem.

 

 

Fatcat,

 

Before you that, what kind of a keyboard are you using? When you say it locks up are you getting an error or is like the the screens (bios) are there but you just can't move around in them? If this is the case I would try putting the keyboard in a different USB slot or if you keyboard is wireless I would try the original keyboard that shipped with the machine. I have experienced this kind of problem in the bios periodically though not since I upgraded the mobo and flashed the A03 bios. Its like the USB support is not enabled until the machine boots windows. Also if you have an old PS2 keyboard lying around you might try that.

 

If any of those things work check your USB settings in the bios, and then by all means reflash the bios. Good luck.

It was a USB device, I unplugged what I didn't need and it works fine. I'll start plugging things back in later to figure out if its just one device or maybe a power issue. I have a sneaking suspicion it's my CH pro peddles, they have been acting flaky.