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Recurring problem: 100% CPU Usage

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Bathazar

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Hi, I'm having a recurring problem with my system. A while back I unplugged my machine to transport it. When I hooked it back up I began having issues. Vista would take extremely long to load (30-50 minutes), and when I did get to the desktop I discovered that my CPU usage was at 100%. This made my PC essentially unusable. Reformatting did absolutely nothing (reinstalling vista took 4-5 hours). To fix the problem, I simply cleared the CMOS on my mobo (DFI LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G). I havent had any issues up until now.

Well, I have transported my PC once again, and now I seem to have the same problem. However, clearing the CMOS did nothing. Looking for any suggestions as to how to get this problem solved. Thanks.

Specs:
Vista 32-bit
DFI LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G
2GB corsair RAM DDR2
AMD FX-62

Again, the PC is essentially unusable. So I cant retreive any additional info from it. (using a friends PC at the moment).
 
If you have another HDD, try it. I'm not sure what else to try right now. I'll post again if something comes to mind.
 
Took about 30 minutes, but I was able to boot into safe mode. Checked the task manager; svchost.exe is running at 50% CPU while the task manager itself was using the other 50. The BIOS reported a CMOS CheckSum error.

So, I tried replacing the 3 volt battery on the motherboard, but that didnt seem to fix the problem. It's also telling me "Please re-setting the CPU Frequency in CMOS settings" at POST. Attempting to restart and do a checkdisk at the moment.
 
go into your bios and change it to optimized default settings.. then boot up and see what happens..
 
I've tried loading the optimized/default settings in the BIOS several times with no results. Still running checkdisk, taking forever. I'm beginning to think that the mobo is damaged somehow.
 
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