Random freezing in all operations

[pixelbaker]

NEW MOTHERBOARD FIXED THE PROBLEM
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I don't know where else to go with this one.

Intel mobo
Intel Celeron 1ghz
512mb PC133 RAM
20gb HDD

System was on when the power went out. Turned it back on and it froze at the windows XP logo loading screen. Will not boot into safe mode.

What I've tried:
cleaned out dust
moved to new location
swapped PSU
swapped RAM
swapped HDD and IDE cables
swapped CDROM
tested HDD from Recovery Console for OS file problems: PASS
tested RAM with memtest86: PASS
--onboard video so that can't really be swapped to test

It seems like it randomly started working again, but now I'm back to the freezing after only a frew mins in windows. Also freezes during the first stages of graphical XP install with multiple hardware combinations.

I don't know what could possibly be wrong with this now. Does it sound like the motherboard like I'm thinking? I really don't want to buy a new mobo from newegg for this thing at around $60 (that's the only mobo that supports the proc that I can still buy new)

 

[gerbiaNem]

Thunderstorm could have fried the motherboard/cpu/ram/hd/psu/etc... Test a new motherboard and see.

 

[pixelbaker]

Power went out for about an hour and the system was on when it cut out. There wasn't a thunderstorm so it doesn't seem like there should have been any surging.

 

[pixelbaker]

BUMP Anyone? new DFI board coming from newegg... but this bothers me not knowing

 

[MjrStryker]

Surges are one thing, but brownouts (underpower) can cause just as much damage, especially in older hardware. I suggest you find a similar working system and test each component, one at a time to ensure it's not what's causing the fault. If all the components check out, then you're down to mobo/cpu/psu, all of which can take dmg during a brownout.