Hahahahahaha.......upgrade my CPU.......yes I know WHAT it is..but what do YOU mean..buy a new one??? Motherboard..LOL..it's the same old one that came with this pc. I will NEVER attain geek status at this rate. The only thing I ever upgrade is my home furnishings. LOL Is that the "flash" your bios thing..upgrading my motherboard..or do you mean installing a new motherboard (she laughs hysterically). I think it's time for a new pc...then it's all done for me.. Could you esplain Lucy..remember..the most I've done is install and setup harddrives, cards..etc. Never messed with motherboards or bios or cpu's. Jackie In a message dated 7/30/2005 11:46:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: That could be the problem but easily fixed by bringing the mountain to Mohammed. Upgrade the CPU.......... http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=15 or, there's a place in Kentucky that loads them out pretty cheap too ! A lady of your calibre' shouldn't be driving a 733mhz machine ? What's your motherboard ? ...... or have you upgraded it to the max already ?