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It gets a little weirder... ok, so I dl'ed memtest at my friend's house, came back to my house and my computer wouldn't turn on. It would start the cd, then off, then on, and so on... this actually happened once before, and when it started working again I got a CMOS Checksum error, and my BIOS system time and date were reset to 2001...
So I thought maybe it's bad ram, so I traipsed down to my local Tiger Direct and bought 2 gigs of corsair dominator memory, figuring that when I returned my XMS, I'd have 4 gig. Installed it, same problem. I did notice that maybe the case seemed slightly "electric-y?" Grounding or power issue?
I took out my SIIG firewire card, and the system booted up. Dunno if that's a coinkidink. Got the CMOS error again and once again my BIOS settings were set to default and 2002. I'd love to hear any thoughts on this, and remember I am a newbie when it comes to building. Sigh, my buddy's Quad that I built is so solid... maybe I should get a Mac... NO!!! AT least the system is working again, I have a ton of work to do!
you guys are great,
rocketeer
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Im assuming the case is still electicy after you removed the SIIG.
If so I would definatly look into this as it might FRY other components over time and could be a hazard to you.
What it means is that the ground has electricity in it. I would start by checking the wall jack ground using an electricians tester, then check the Ground on the cable leading up from the wall to the PSU or any slitters you have along the way. Then check the case. If the wall+cables are both clean and the case isnt then the PSU likely has a short and needs to be replaces ASAP. Could also be other components in the system but I doubt it.