Hi! As someone else in an other thread, I too, over the weekend, have made a fresh install of Win XP on my puter along with a new 40 Gg hd and a memory upping to 768 meg. I also went for the Omega driver. I'm quite please with the results for FS usage though I have a little qwirk with the system that is not FS related.Normaly, I would start the machine in the morning and let it run all day till I go to bed, where I shut it off. I use this machine for many other purposes than FS. Yes, yes! It's possible ;-)Many times a day I come to the machine do some work.... like checking what's new at Avsim...ahem! and then leave until next time around. When I leave I prefer to put the system on sleep mode. Well, that is untill now. Because, now, if I try this, the system goes on sleep ok but will lock on wakeup. Any idea of a cause or a cure? Didn't have any problem with Win98 2nd ed. Other than that, everything works fine as far as I can say.System: Win XP Pro, AMD Athlon 1.33 on Abit KT7A, 768 Meg PC133, Maxtor 40GB + IBM 13GB, Forsa GeF2MX 200 (32Meg) (to be upgraded in a couple of months)Thanks for any helpHugo

Hugo, Read upbelow and see if this helps:SYMPTOMSIf your Windows 2000-based or Windows XP-based computer with multiple ATA drives enters the S1 power state, you may experience one of the following symptoms: Windows does not recognize the ATA drives when you resume your computer from sleep or standby.You may receive the following error message: Unsafe Removal of Device: You have unplugged or ejected a device without stopping it. Unplugging or ejecting devices without first stopping them can frequently cause your computer to crash and loose valuable data.Windows may stop responding (hang).CAUSEThis problem occurs partly because the IDE storage driver stack incorrectly accesses registers that are required for a software reset. This leaves the host controller or device in a hung state. This problem does not affect computers that are using ATA Host controllers that are configured for Legacy mode operation. Although this issue has been identified on the Intel ICH5-based chip set, it is not limited to this hardware. RESOLUTIONA supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this fix.To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;EN-US;CNTACTMSNOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.Files for Windows 2000 Date Time Version Size File name ------------------------------------------------------ 25-FEB-2003 10:30 5.0.2195.6672 86,704 Atapi.sys 25-FEB-2003 10:31 5.0.2195.6672 22,064 Pciidex.sys 12-FEB-2003 15:43 5.3.16.3 6,656 Spmsg.dllFiles for Windows XP Date Time Version Size File name ------------------------------------------------------ 31-JAN-2003 15:43 5.1.2600.1164 87,040 Atapi.sys 31-JAN-2003 15:43 5.1.2600.1164 23,680 Pciidex.sys 14-NOV-2002 10:01 5.3.10.0 4,608 Spmsg.dllMORE INFORMATIONWindows ATA and ATAPI drivers may experience these symptoms, and any driver controller chip set that runs in native IDE mode may also be affected.Native mode ATA controllers are not common, and are generally used only on newer systems with multiple ATA controllers. For example, these might be used with a combination of Parallel ATA and Serial ATA (SATA) controllers. To determine if your computer is running in ATA Native mode: Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. On the View menu, click Resources by Type.Expand Interrupt Request (IRQ). If Device Manager shows that IRQ 14 is assigned to the primary IDE channel and it shows that IRQ 15 is assigned to the secondary IDE channel, your computer is in Compatibility mode. If only one of these IRQs (14, 15) is assigned to an IDE channel and both channels are enabled in your computer BIOS, your computer is in Native mode. Many computers that are equipped with Native mode ATA controllers also have a setting in the BIOS to enable or disable Native mode. Also, What Bios revision are you running?. Below is a list of updates and revisions from Abits website. kt7a9.exe Bios Issue Date: 2002/07/11 BIOS ID: A9 Fix nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4x00 AGP card compatible issue with Windows XP. HPT 37x BIOS version 1.11.0402.The RAID function is for KT7A-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non-RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected. BIOS Compile Date: 7/11/2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt77n.exe Bios Issue Date: 2002/01/31 BIOS ID: 7NSupport up to 137GB HDD and above. HPT 370 RAID BIOS version 1.11.0402. The RAID function is for KT7-RAID / KT7A-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt764.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/11/07 BIOS ID: 64Fine tune the register value of CPU driving strength to enhance the system stability. HPT 370 RAID BIOS version 1.11.0402. The RAID function is for KT7-RAID / KT7A-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt74a.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/08/24 BIOS ID: 4ASupport AMD 1.4GHz(133)CPU. (The bios is for both KT7 and KT7A series, but this enhancement is for KT7A/KT7A-RAID series only) HPT 370 RAID BIOS version 1.11.0402. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt73r.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/07/05 BIOS ID: 3RUpdate BIOS code. Enhance ISA PnP compatibility. Enhance SCSI adapters compatibility. Add 1400(133) Athlon support for KT7A/KT7A-RAID. Add new option "1200 above" for high speed Athlons with 100FSB. KT7 / KT7-RAID / KT7A / KT7A-RAID / KT7E only support 1.4G(100) Athlon with L1 bridges disconnected. Check L1 before you buy a CPU please! For Creative SBLive 5.1 sound card users, you may try these two options while experience sound quality issue. PCI master read caching, default setting=Disabled PCI master time-out, Default setting=1 Setting above options to Disabled/3 will lead to the same result with VIA Latency patch V0.14 and may help SB Live 5.1 sound issue. If the system experiences low performance after these settings, enable the "PCI master read caching" please. Enhance the high speed 133FSB Athlon stability for KT7A/KT7A-RAID. HPT 370 RAID BIOS version 1.11.0402 for KT7-RAID/KT7A-RAID. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt73c.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/05/12 BIOS ID: 3CHPT 370 RAID BIOS version 1.11.0402.Since bios 3C includes HPT bios 1.11, you may need upgrade your HPT370 driver before flashing the bios.When you upgrade bios from ZT to 3C, we highly recommend you backup your system to an independent storage device first. New HPT 1.11 bios could not keep configuration from old one. That means you may need to rebuild RAID system. Therefore, you may lost RAID-0 data after update bios from old version to new one. For RAID-1 user, please press "CTRL+H" to enter hpt370 setup screen and do "Duplicate Mirror Disk " to recover RAID system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7zt.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/05/11 BIOS ID: ZT Adds three new options to enhance the system compatibility:Delay transaction . PCI master read caching . PCI master time-out Set above options to Disabled / Disabled / 0 may help SB Live 5.1 sound issue. If the system experiences low performance after these settings, enable the PCI master read caching please.Fixes the issue Athlon 1.3G(100) wrongfully recognized as 104x12.5. Adds an option State after power failure. Set all four IDE devices to AUTO. Set the default year to 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7yh.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/02/14 BIOS ID: YHAugment to FlashMenu Function. Adds RAID BIOS version v1.03b. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7wz.exe Bios Issue Date: 2001/01/29 BIOS ID: WZAdds an option to enable/disable CPU protection (fan1 error checking) function and changes the default setting to be disabled. Fixes wrongful register setting of Bank x/y Dram Timing for some special configurations. Changes CPU FSB from 133MHz to 133.33MHz for specific Athlon processors. Fixes system-hang issue when running Sisoft Sandra 2000 Professtional. Supports FlashMenu utility. HPT 370 RAID BIOS verson 1.0.3b1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7ww.exe Bios Issue Date: 2000/12/15 BIOS ID: WWAdds CPU protecting function. !WARNING! If the CPU fan reading of fan header #1 lower than 2000 rpm, or the fan is connected on header #2/#3/#4 or directly to power supply unit, this BIOS will automatically SHUTDOWN THE POWER IN 10 SECONDS. This design protect the processor from damage by heat. Fixes the fail to boot issue after Load Default then save setting and exit BIOS. Fixes the Fast Write function failed when the Enhance Chip Performance function enabled. Fixes the delay issue for certain DVD-ROM during booting up. Fixes the misreading issue for certain VCM 256M memory module. RAID BIOS version v1.0.3b1 (RAID function is for KT7-RAID and KT7A-RAID only). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7wt.exe Bios Issue Date: 2000/12/12 BIOS ID: WTAdds support for AMICA 29002 2M Flash ROM. RAID BIOS version v1.0.0622(RAID function is for KT7-RAID only). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kt7ul.exe Bios Issue Date: 2000/09/05 BIOS ID: ULSupports core voltage to 1.85v. Adds 3 options in BIOS : Enhance Chip Performance, Force4-way Interleave , Enable Dram 4K-Page Mode. Fixes Duron CPU(1.6v) issue. Perhaps this is causing your issue. Have you check your power management settings under the Display PropertiesscreensaverPower management tab?.Bobby

Bobby, tks for the fast and... very much detailed suggestion. :-)Here it's 2.30 am. I just got awaken by a loud noise that came about from the ceiling and as I wasen't feeling like going back to sleep, hence I decide to just peek here to check if there was a follow trough to my demand.Mind you, I just made a fast reading of your post and will probaly find something to solution my prob when I'll give it a closer look tomor... tonight.Hey! Maybe I have already found it! All I need is to make a big noise :-badteeth OK. Late night or early morning easy joke. ;-)Thanks again for the tips BobbyHugo