Windows XP XP PRO boot problem and crash

[wolfhound]

CPU : Core two Duo 2.4
Mobo : Asus P5K Motherboard SLI
CPU Cooler : Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED
Ram: 2 Gig Corsair (with heat spreaders) DDR 2 / running @ 1066
Gpu : Nvidia 8800 GTS 640
Sound card : Audigy 2 // Headset // 5.1 speakers
Mouse : believe it or not i use a logitec laptop one
Keyboard : Logitec Media
Monitor : Philips 17 in TFT
HD : 2 x 160 Sata's
PSU : 600 watt
OS : XP Pro

CPU, G card, Mobo, PSU, Cooler, 1 HD ( witch I boot from ) and Ram are new


Ok folks hello, and i hope you can help me.
problem :

When i boot from a cold start it shuts off............for a second or two, then boots up as normal, just like that. Funny thing is though that every day or so I get a " You have recovered from a serious......blah blah blah message". The boot sequence though is allways the same, strange.

Most days though I do crash to a blue screen with device driver cause aswell :/ All drivers as far as I know are up to date. I did D/load the new drivers for the g card when i got it.
BUT i had a simular prob with my older computer...........thought it was my web cam so i pulled that out........still there though :/

I have though with that said in my device manager these highlighted in Yellow :

PC device
SM bus controller
BOTH with a "?" and "!" on them

Folks this is really getting me down and i hate the moment when i turn my computer on for the first time every day

Thanks for any help you can give

Wolfhound

 

[Nishikanth Reddy]

Replace IDE Cable with New IDE Cable and then try and let me know.

 

[muckshifter]

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-013541.htm

 

[wolfhound]

Thanks for the rapid response there guys. SM bus controller is now fixed, thanks very much for that but the unknown PCI device is still there.
The Ide cable is new m8 so I don't know why that would cause a problem. :/
I'm away for a few days so I can't say about the crashing issues but I will get back to you guys when i can.

Again thank you very much

 

[muckshifter]

Unknown PCI devices usually turn out to be an internal Modem ... whatever it is, you simply have not installed the drivers.

 

[wolfhound]

Well guys it seems that my computer is still crashing but strangely enough its when I play Arma (Armed Assault) so it must be game related :/ I'm thinking.