Quote Originally Posted by skycrane View Post
wish i was Dak, ive tried with 4 different dvd roms, 5 different HD 3 xp discs, 2 vista, 2 server 2008 1 server 2003.....

the only thing that works is win2k, but that craps out on me because the 3 machines are all dual core


im SERIOUSLY considereing taking a sledge hammer to a few 9600 gso, 8800 gxt, 3 amd 4400 x2, and a xeon 5420 along with 4 mobos.....
Ummm... have you tried different memory or just 1 stick at a time. My guess would be that if not a bad ribbon cable or sata cable.