ya,ya i know, hmm, and then xp won´t do that anymore. don´t ya think the os gonna get angry on me? ;D. yeah, i´ll give it a try, but how shall i assign the irq for the highpoint controller that is onboard. i know it shares with the 5th pci slot ( i think this ios p_irq_3) i´ll  see how it worx, if not i gonna send ya my box and you´ll have to reinstall the os hahahahahahahaha ;D