pc turns on for a sec then off, CF code on led mobo GA-p67A-UD7-B3

[ChrisCPO]

Hey so when I turn my pc on it starts up for about 2 sec then shuts itself off and just keeps looping this. I noticed the problem after I was using it and went downstairs for 20 min came back up and it was in the power down power up loop. I'm guessing its a hardware issue. I have not done anything to the pc in some time besides install a wireless network card about 4 months ago. Before I rip the entire thing apart I noticed that the led light on the modo is showing a CF for me its (test cmos r/w functionality):

can the CF code be trusted for the 2 secs that it's on, what is an all clear code on the led?
If so should I rest the CMOS?
if not issue any other ideas before I try and do a barebones startup?

I love gigabyte and my system, it's a nice board so any help would be awesome.
thanks
-Chris

stats
mobo GA-p67A-UD7-B3
 ram corsair 16 gigs
windows 7
gigabyte gpu GTX 580
OCZ SSD

[autotech]

First clean it all out of dust and so on. If it still doesn't start then try resetting bios buy removing battery and power cord for 5 minutes.

[dmdilks]

What autotech said doesn't work then the next step try a different PSU. The other thing try to reseat the memory too.

But I think it has to do with the CPU not getting power. The first thing it checks on the board is your CPU.