Corrupted MBR -Regular occurrence

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Test results are in here's the Hot CPU Tester log -in summary
everything passed:

Hot CPU Tester Pro 4.3
Copyright © 1999-2003 7Byte Computers
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 18:58:02
Diagnostic Report
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Test Started at: 08:17:40
Test Duration: 07:00:04
Physical Processors Available: 2
Logical Processors Available: 2
Multi-Processors System(SMP): Available
Hyper-Threading Technology: Not Available
CPU Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
Speed: 2004MHz
Logical Processors Tested: CPU 0, CPU 1
Average CPU(s) Performance: 100.0%

Modules Results:
Complex Matrix: Finished without error
Calculating Pi: Finished without error
Sorting Algorithms: Finished without error
Prime Test: Finished without error
Fast Fourier Transforms: Finished without error
Chipset: Finished without error
L1 Cache: Finished without error
L2 Cache: Finished without error
Memory: Finished without error
HD: Finished without error
MMX: Finished without error
SSE: Finished without error
SSE2/SSE3: Finished without error
3DNow!: Finished without error
 
It could be faulty memory.  Download Memtest86+ fromwww.memtest.organd
run it overnight for a minimum of two full passes.  
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Memtester did 5 passes with 0 errors.
 
After all that looks like my only thing to do now is replace the PS.
I'll do that tomorrow and get back to you.

Thanks again!
Bernard
 
OK, I'd try the power supply next, mainly because its easy to try and doesnt cost a lot.
 
Bernard said:
Motherboard
ASUS M2NPV-VM
1x SATA 250GB Seagate
1x SATA 120GB WD
2x DVD-RW
PCI
2x TV Capture Card (1x Analogue, 1x Digital)
USB
Internal multi-card/usb reader (plugs directly into oboard usb pins)
USB Keyboard, Mouse, Printer.

Does it sound like it's overloaded?
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No, but that doesnt exclude the possibility that its sagging outside
specs ocassionaly due to a faulty power supply and that thats whats
causing the freezes and drive contents corruption when it occurs.
 
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