I'm unsure what you mean when you say you "used another hard drive". Never the less I have a suggestion that I think will work. Often times stuff like this is caused by a registry entry or file that is in someway fouled up. The fix is kind of extreme and you will need another computer that...
Double check that the hard drive is running in udma. Sometimes windows goes into stupid mode because of errors on the drives. You will find this info under the device info for your ide controller. If it says that any drive is in pio mode, remove the controller from device manager and reboot...
If it was onboard video, it could have been bad memory causing it. If you continue having issues, or if the problem changes, be sure to check your memory.
Even though this issue is seems solved it's worth posting about the windows update repair tool, which registers all those dll's, and does a few other things. Check it out:
http://software.hitoma.com/WURT/
With five wires, it should go onto a header like RadiclDreamer pointed out. If you are unsure of which direction it goes, keep in mind that ground pins are towards the key, so on the 5 pin there should be 2 black wires. Point those towards the key (the missing pin) on the row that has 5.
I would advise you to replace the power supply. At a minimum I would take it out, and shake it (seriously) and see if anything rattles around on the inside. You might not be able to see the part that fried. Remember that if it burned once, it could burn again and it could be a fire hazard...
Random thought that is probably totally wrong: On a colder day your lubrication of the cpu fan's bearing is not going to work as well, resulting perhaps in a fan that will be sluggish for a couple seconds. I remember that some abit boards are picky about posting if they cannot detect the cpu...
The above info is a great suggestion.
I agree that it could be a problem with the power supply. I have not had very good luck with the UltraX brand. Frankly thier published power output often times is below what you actually get. I would however try a couple things before getting a different...
First thing to consider is the possibility of programs that are running in the back ground preventing the computer from shutting down. Does the computer shutdown from safemode? This is an easy way to test the software end of it. If it does, edit msconfig to find the start up program that is...
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