Thanx for the info. Even with original bioses there are lots of problems with sleep modes. I read so now and then some mother board reviews and see a lot problems with it. Most of the time its a driver problem.
Yes i tried the different ways in steps 2 and 3 but still no luck, it wont accept any keyboard commands, so i first thought it may of been because of my usb keyboard so i swapped it with a ps2 one and still nothing! Not too worry i can get it rma replaced and attempt it again on the new board or use the bios emu crack. I may even get a partial refund and go for an asus board instead which is 50% cheaper and as ive had two from them before with no problems may be a better bet.
Thanks Fzeven, you helped me out of a sticky hole. Glad there are people like you around to help. Thanks once again, Shaggy