Yamada-kun

Sorry to bring this back up, but no, no improvement... Still no ideas from the expert side? Or maybe the question is just plain boring?

Hi, I am having a problem with my new PC (see sig., the only reused part is the HD). Windows XP Sp2, clean install from a slipstreamed install CD. When I Turn Off/Restart, the shutdown splash screen appears almost immediately... but after a couple of seconds the mouse cursor stops moving (not good...), and nothing happens for a minute. Then display goes off, machine still running (fans, lights on), and after 30 more seconds it finally shuts down (or reboot). I have checked the Event viewer: nothing wrong! Here is the typical event log (System tab) when performing a Restart: --------------------------------------- Event Type: Information Event Source: EventLog Event Category: None Event ID: 6006 Date: 2005/11/15 Time: 19:49:57 User: N/A Computer: XXXXX Description: The Event log service was stopped. --------------------------------------- Event Type: Information Event Source: EventLog Event Category: None Event ID: 6009 Date: 2005/11/15 Time: 19:51:40 User: N/A Computer: XXXXX Description: Microsoft ® Windows ® 5.01. 2600 Service Pack 2 Multiprocessor Free. --------------------------------------- Event Type: Information Event Source: EventLog Event Category: None Event ID: 6005 Date: 2005/11/15 Time: 19:51:40 User: N/A Computer: XXXXX Description: The Event log service was started. --------------------------------------- Almost 2 minutes between Event log stopping and starting again... Nothing in between (except kernel loading up after the long pause). Needless to say, I have tried removing/uninstalling all extra peripherals (removable disks, printer, etc...), tweaking BIOS, clearing CMOS. No result. As I said, the mouse cursor hangs, which AFAIK is usually a good indication of hardware crash... Any insight on this?