Quote Originally Posted by deckard View Post
@Ace
Did you try vista without the areca contoller?
I am now running vista64 and 2 samsung f1's with the onboard raid controller.(raid0) Had bluescreen and lockup problems before with both areca and 3ware controllers.After a hussle with permanent hd activities on vista i am now satisfied. ( they came mainly from the vss service ). I have the gskills you have and running the machine q6600@9x400.

Bios is 12/18
yes, it was the first thing i did; use the intel raid chipset...i tried all combinations...i guess i will buy an upgrade vista ultimate disc which comes with a 32 and 64 bit discs...do you know the trick on installing an upgrade disc on a hard drive that does not have any OS? ..i do!

XP works flawlessly at 4400 mhz...can even install it at that mhz...it's the bios and OEM disc that is not compatible...the vista OEM disc works just fine on asus P5B and my Abit IP35 Pro.

the GSkill is a good buy for 8gb's...AND...you can overclock another 200+ points.

i think that i am going to dump this board and go back to the Pro....this board has worn me out.