scroggs,
Sounds like it is time to make an offering to the Computer Gods! You might need to sacrifice your old VIA mobo on the Alter, so you get better computer luck.
Do enjoy the nForce2 Motherboard. (If you have a home theater system you can wire the computer into it and have Dolby Digital over your home theater too.)
Just watch out for Mrs. Scroggs, she might not approve.
Take Care,
Richard