What stop errors are they?
i had these when running xp, I dont really have an answer, but after a quick format they seemed to go away for a few months.sorry cant be more help
Anything regular errors noted in the logs?
a re-install with a tried and tested operating system will tell tell you wether its hardware or not
are you 100% sure, SP3 has seemed to of caused many people problems including me
Cold boot issues can be motherboard specific. Have a look on the net for reports of the motherboard doing it. It's also possible that it is something to do with your HDD and your chipset drivers. I've known cold boot issues to be solved with a BIOS upgrade so you might want to give that a shot. I's update all your chipset drivers from the motherboard manufacturer's website, and if that doesn't help then do a BIOS upgrade. If that still doesn't help then post back on here!
Quote from: Jim on October 11, 2008, 08:29:21 pma re-install with a tried and tested operating system will tell tell you wether its hardware or notYeah, OK. You're approaching the problem from the other direction but it's equally reasonable.Note your stop codes anyway, it's always nice to know what's going on.