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Thanks nealh, I will give this a try. Thanks for all the help... Dennis

nealh, Yes, when I installed XPhome I did do the F6/raid driver thing (per a "read this first" instruction sheet from the supplier of the mobo). I've got an OEM XP SP2. So just to clarify, are you suggesting this install with SP2 should work ok, or does it need to be a slipstreamed install...

nealh and Jotho, Thanks for your replies, but still no joy. I'm using V1.4 bios with no overclocking. There are no jumpers on this drive to set, but it is always detected in bios as 3rd, 4th or 5th master, depending on which sata connector I have it plugged into on the mobo. I tried enabling...

Hi nealh, My hdd is the IBM/Hitachi Deskstar 7K250. I did as you suggested above without success. Turned off sata1&2, made sure sata3&4 enabled, enabled dma in bios for sata3&4, and then tried sata3 and sata4 individually as mobo connection. Same negative results; bios/post shows drive is...

Thanks icepik, I did check that and bios does list the drive (the only hdd in my system) as first. I also checked to make sure that booting from the hdd was enabled and it is selected in 1st/2nd/3rd boot device (as 3rd, behind floppy and CD). I also used the (F11) boot menu during post...

I understand that if you want to overclock on the Neo2 Platinum mobo with a SATA drive, it is recommended to use SATA controllers 3&4. Since I am on a very steep learning curve in attempting to educate myself about all this stuff before even attempting to O/C, please be kind in answering this...

According to the MSI website, both of the Neo4 Platinum boards (with or without SLI) can utilize the "Live Update 3" desktop tool to update bios/drivers. Works fine for me...

Thanks for the quick reply....

After new system build and install of XP Home, Windows has placed a "Safely remove hardware" icon in my task bar that refers to my Hitachi 250Gb SATA HDD (no RAID). The HDD policies for this drive show "Optimize for performance" ticked, so write caching is enabled. This setting can be changed to...

I have a Blue Storm psu. No mention in the user manual of UV reactive. I would expect they would advertise it if it did, since its relatively new. Not a definitive answer, I know, but I don't have a windowed case (so no need for me). It does have a cool blue-lit power switch though:) Dennis

FYI, I resolved my problem after initial XP install of the HDD being assigned as F: After determining that the card readers were being assigned drive letters C: and D:, I disconnected them and did a reinstall (twice). The first re-install I chose to do a repair based on the fact that setup...

MrChad, Thanks for the response. THe only IDE drive in my system is the NEC DVD. If I reformat the sata drive (the only HDD in the system), then don't I need to reinstall XP? If true, then how would I do that if the optical drive is disconnected? I'm wondering if jumpering the optical drive...

1st time builder in need of (lots of) help... I just completed building my 1st system and installed xp home sp2. System is Athlon 64 3200 (winchester) on MSI Neo2 Platinum mobo, Hitachi 250Gb Sata HD, NEC 3520A optical, 1gig Mushkin 3200, XFX 6600GT video, Mitsumi floppy/card readercombo...