In a message dated 98-08-14 09:00:16 EDT, you write:

<< A friend of mine had a similar problem. He exchanged the mobo and the
problem's
 gone.
 Your computer is new, so it wouldn't be any problem even you never turned it
on
 once.
 So my guess is that your mobo may have small problem or maybe (just maybe),
your
 cmos bettery is low in power.  Contact you computer dealer to get an exchange
 bettery to see if it's ok.  if not, you may need to change the mobo.
  >>
i agree, i had the same problem with a computer only 4 months old at the time,
the unit of cousre under warrenty, so i returned it to where i bought it and
they told me it was the *real time clock* on the motherboard
philippe beaulieu