Stuck at Verifying DMI Pool Data

[Murali]

I was running peachy in WoW when my computer hard locked.

Rebooted, it was giving me issues... but it finally let me back in 'Doze. Thought nothing of it, and went back into WoW

A little bit later, I log off and all of a sudden hardlock again. This time, I can't get it out, and it'll get to the XP load screen and then hard lock.

Or the "Computer wasn't shut down properly, how do you want to load" crap...

Finally, XP CD and repair install... Still nothing

Format the drive, reinstall Windows... I get into Windows, and SP2'd the new setup. Installed the chipset drivers, go to reboot... BAM, hardlock at Verifying DMI Pool Data.

So I thought it was the hdd. New HDD, install Windows...

I go to SP2 on the new drive, restart... BAM, hardlock at Verifying DMI Pool Data.

I DUNNO!

 

[InorganicMatter]

First the obvious. How far have you pushed that 3800+/motherboard?

 

[Murali]

at the 4x 512 sticks of RAM, it really doesn't move.

I have the 3800 at stock, always been at stock... I had the RAM at 433 for the hell of it for a while, but I backed down.

I fixed my problem though, but only after formatting the drive (damn)...

Resetting the BIOS cleaned me right up... now I just wish I knew why.