Ok this is driving my crazy... i have xp on my pc and when i reboot..i have to reload about 5-20 times before it loads and works...all kinds of bsod saying weird things, it seems to be pretty random (but ones its loaded its solid as a rock) ive formatted about 5times and used different copies and ive updated xp totally (no sp1 tho) and still the same errors come back.

So i installed mandrake, but when i come to install the stuf for my modem it gets read error and cant install it (corrupt) and the mandrake control center crashes sometimes and if i close the window it logs me off straight away :s. When i try to reinstall linux (using the same cd again) it wont even load the gui installer gets some error. (ive installed with different cd drives aswell)

So im guessing its some hardware error, but i cant afford to go out buy a new pc so i need to know exacly what it is so i can go replace it...

Here is my system specs

1.4 amd tbird
mobo abit kg7- lite
sound card - sb live
video card - abit siluro gf2 64
2x sticks of 256 ram (dont know what spec)

other specs
512 adsl usb modem - did it before i got that
20gb maxtor hdd
hapungeeeee tv card - did it before i got that
300w psu
cpu temp is @ 45 now... 49 at load

i have all the latest drivers for everything..sometimes they fix it for a while but it comes back.