ive been having trouble with the box lately, lockups for no reason and totally random, so i ran memtest86:

errors in RAM from 0000f079934 to 0000f002934
(240.1 MB - 240.6 MB)

i know you can tell a linux kernel not to use certain bits of RAM if you install a component, can you do this kind of thing with XP pro? or is there a proggie u can use to tell xp not to use a certain part of your RAM, the frrrezes are annoying and its only just started, can RAM just start to die like this for no real reason?

and yes i do ground myself properly when working on the PC, like touch the metal bit of that case to ground myself, ive never stuffed anything up doing grounding this way before...