ok... this is what happens on bf1942:
after i load a map, not playing online, and its time to go first person, the screen just turns black... it sits there for ... 15 seconds. Then, the 3 lights (num lock, caps lock, scroll lock) flash, and the begging screen shows up ( with the asus logo) running POST (i thinks that is what it is called) and then the computer starts up again

it does the same thing OCCASOINALLy when i try to refresh server list on cs...

This is most likely a hardware problem. If the Operating System were involved you would generally recieve blue screen errors (BSOD's).

Can you verify your current BIOS version?

i looked inside my comptuer... above my 5th pci slot, it doesnt say 'REV', but it has this small sticker that says: R2.01

ill try restarting my computer to look for the bios revision

yeah, BIOS revision is: 0219

where is that bios update tool on the site? i cant find it :P

It is the first listing although you have the latest BIOS with the exception of a BETA version which you do not want.

Check you RAM placement:

Install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets)

Or try just one stick in DIMM_B1

tried that... i could do it agian

i went here and entered my information:

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...h_results.html

i think its compatible

my RAM is a vs1gbkit400; that is what it says on the box

That appears to be OK. There is a list in the manual:

http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/.../e1994_a8v.pdf

Just to verify you have them in slots: DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets)