Quote Originally Posted by BigDisk
Problem : Major incompatibility issue with Antec NeoHE Power Supply Units.

Symptoms (not exclusive):
  • Multiple (20 or more) un-installable Texas Instrument OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controllers devices in Devices Manager;
  • Windows XP SP1/SP2/whatever hangs on install at exactly 34 minutes remaining;
  • User only able to install Windows XP after multiple (20+) tries;
  • Windows freezes on bootup or takes several minutes to boot up to desktop.


Solution : Use another brand of PSU! The incompatibility is more likely when using ASUS powersupplies (not only P5W DH). Antec pretends a BIOS update fixes this (no bios up to 1101 on P5W DH works). They also offer to fix the PSU via RMA (yet to be tested).

Props to Carcamel for the solution! You da man!


See my thread for more info about this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=111370

That was my most frustrating build ever so far. But the reward should be plenty considering I upgrade from an Athlon XP
Well..

I had NO problems at all, running my NeoHE 500W (The New rev. which was supposed to be fixed, btw) along with the P5B / P5W-DH and an X6800..
Got the X6800 to 4 Ghz, on Air, with it as well.

I didnt have even 1 problem with the PSU.