K8N Neo2 Platinum freezes on post/windows

I searched the forum, but couldn't find an answer to my problem. My computer seems to freeze on post screen with d-bracket leds usually pointing to a problem with Testing Base and Extended Memory. Sometimes (1-5% of reboots) it freezes on Boot Attempt. When after 10-20 tries I get it to boot windows, it freezes on loading Windows or a few minutes after logging in or even after 12 hours of using Windows, no matter if comp is idle or 100% cpu usage.
It started a few weeks ago when I noticed that my comp had frozen in the middle of the night while I was sleeping. Then it started to froze sooner and sooner and now often freezes in the middle of post. I've taken my mobo and all out of case and tried every combo of RAM I have to no avail. Doesn't seem to matter which dimm slot I use, it still freezes. I've run memtest86 and all ram sticks passed. Second time I tried later, the test froze like Windows usually does in this case (memtest manual said this could happen). CPU doesn't show any sign of overheeting: now at 41C (comp has been ~1 hour on). I used to have 2 other HDs and a dvd-rw drive on, but removing them didn't help. Also the configuration of my comp has been the same for about a year before this problem started. I've tried a different videocard (ti-4200), didn't help. I don't have another PSU that's as good as the current one, but I would think removing components would help if it was a power supply issue? Or changing the videocard to a less powerful one would? But it didn't. I don't have another 939 cpu so I can't test if it is the cpu and not mobo that's crashing, but somehow I doubt it would be.
I'd appreciate all answers.

Quote from: syar2003 on 10-August-06, 07:51:00
Get a new cmos battery and replace the one on your mobo .
Theese sympthoms you have are pretty much the same with a dying battery .
I bought a new battery, but it has no effect. Forgot to mention in the first post that I tried updating BIOS to 1.C, but then it didn't find my HDs and it kept freezing still, so I changed it back to v1.2.
It seems that when I boot my comp after it's been off for a night or so, it freezes pretty soon in the post and I have to reboot something like 10-20 times before it stays on for 15 minutes to a few hours. But if my comp has been on for some time, even tho it's crashed and had frozen a night before, when I then reboot it usually stays on for sometime (15min to hours) without having to reboot 10-20 times (maybe only 1-5 times). It's weird. Somehow seems that it stays on longer when it's "warm".
Any ideas? This mobo is over 1,5 years old and I don't think there's any warranty left.

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