I know it may not be, but a flat CMOS battery shows these kind of symptoms as well, if it is just the battery in your luck, its a 3 dollar fix, here in Oz. Cheers Dazza -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/