New build - halt on ACPI Controller

I've just finished building my new rig. It's based on a Giga-Byte GA-P35C-DS3R mobo. I have a sata hdd and sata dvd drive. I initially ran the Ultimate Boot CD and it loaded fine.

Now I have been trying to set the correct BIOS settings and it won't even get as far as booting from the cd. The POST stops in the PCI Devices Listing immediately after completing 'Network Cntrlr' and halts on ACPI Controller. I mean, ACPI Controller appears as an item but all the other fields, except IRQ, are blank. And the keyboard etc. is dead - I can only reset the computer.

I've tried re-loading optimum and also fail-safe defaults - no joy!

I'd be very,very grateful for any suggestions on how to overcome this! I can't find any references to ACPI controller in the bios or the mobo manual.

Thanks!

Pete (depressed!)

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