G-Man, my mother board is Gigabyte GA8I915P Duo Pro. You can see a nice = big picture of it here: http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3D6&id=3D1427 There's a very interesting thread about my exact problem with installing = Windows XP on the hard drive with this board at: http://www.futurehardware.in/161920.htm I wish I had seen this before I struggled with mine. But then again, = the guy never did come back and say how he "fixed" the problem. dj -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/