Brian's Bits

I forgot to update on the status of my weird computer. Well, I tried to troubleshoot the problem to figure out if it was hardware or software. So, after a while, I just couldn't figure it out. I unplugged the computer, blew out what little dust there was and plugged it back in. It started up without a problem. It seems, from time to time, my computer gets temperamental and decides to not start until it has it's little break. I'm not talking some n00b problem...if power is interrupted (hard resetting, power outage, etc), it then refuses to boot the MBR after a restart unless I completely unplug power, plug it back in and start. Very strange voodoo, indeed.
Anyways, my computer and I have been getting along fine since this was discovered. I even replaced all it's fans (which I bought at The Gathering) and it's humming along nicely.