you might try updating your bios but if you have not updated bios before you might want to find a good tut and also read your manufactures directions carefully.....other than that exchange that sucker!
Do you think the combo of processor and mobo is OK? How about w/ the combo of the RAM? Microcenter will only let me exchange for the same model of everything.
Thanks. I got a new mobo, cpu, and memory. Gigabyte, works like a charm now. Appreciate all the help. I believe my previous combo was not made to work together, or the mobo was just buggy.