My guess is something's wonky with your PSU. I've known the strangest things to happen then. And it doesn't matter if the PSU is brand new or not. If you can, try and swap it with one that is old and trustworthy, see if that changes anything.
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Riocar 80gig S/N : 010101580 red
Riocar 80gig (010102106) - backup