> > I think my only option at this point is to put in a new/used motherboard > but I wanted to bounce this off you folks before I went ahead. > > Thanks in advance for your help > > Dave Enberg > I had a similar problem with my Latitude. It was a combination of 2 things: 1. I replaced the HDD ... as it was failing 2. The CD Rom was 'slipping' factionally out of the housing. I ended up 'hot glueing' it in to keep it firm After that ... mine no longer freezes HTH ... Mick PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml