I dont know if this is the right section but im havin trouble with windows and the serial ata drivers with the Serial ATA drives.When i go and try and update windows and it asks for validation my comp goes to the dreaded blue screen and then says si3112r.sys is the problem. It also happens with the installion and validation of windows media player 11. Here are my system specs --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer ASUS Generator Tyler Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2006-10-04 Time 22:37 --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name ASUS User Name Tyler Motherboard: CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) Motherboard Name Asus A7N8X v2.0 Deluxe (5 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 3 DDR DIMM, Dual LAN, IEEE-1394) Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (10/06/03) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary (256 MB) Video Adapter RADEON 9800 SERIES (256 MB) 3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350) Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 703DF(X)/753DF(X)/783DF(X)/MagicSyncMaster CD173A(T) [17" CRT] (HVCT401261) Multimedia: Audio Adapter Creative SB0312 Audigy LS Sound Card Storage: IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce2 IDE Controller SCSI/RAID Controller RAID Controller Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive SiI RAID 0 Set 0 SCSI Disk Device (305 GB) Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4040B (DVD+RW:4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-RAM:3x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:24x/16x/32x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM) Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R1002 (DVD:4x, CD:4x/4x/24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Partitions: C: (NTFS) 312655 MB (302905 MB free) Input: Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Network: Network Adapter 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible) (69.175.83.201) Peripherals: USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - OHCI USB Controller USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - OHCI USB Controller USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller USB Device 3300 Series USB Device USB Composite Device USB Device USB Human Interface Device USB Device USB Printing Support --------[ DMI ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ BIOS ] BIOS Properties: Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version ASUS A7N8X2.0 Deluxe ACPI BIOS Rev 1007 Release Date 10/06/2003 Size 512 KB Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120 Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP Expansion Capabilities PCI, AGP, USB [ System ] System Properties: Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC. Product A7N8X2.0 Version REV 1.xx Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxx Wake-Up Type Power Switch [ Motherboard ] Motherboard Properties: Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC. Product A7N8X2.0 Version REV 1.xx Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxx [ Chassis ] Chassis Properties: Manufacturer Chassis Manufactture Version Chassis Version Serial Number Chassis serial Number Asset Tag Asset-1234567890 Chassis Type Desktop Case [ Memory Controller ] Memory Controller Properties: Error Detection Method None Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns Supported Memory Types DIMM, SDRAM Supported Memory Voltages 3.3V Maximum Memory Module Size 1024 MB Memory Slots 3 [ Processors / Unknown CPU Type ] Processor Properties: Manufacturer AMD Version Unknown CPU Type External Clock 200 MHz Maximum Clock 3000 MHz Current Clock 2300 MHz Type Central Processor Voltage 1.7 V Status Enabled Upgrade ZIF Socket Designation Socket A [ Caches / L1 Cache ] Cache Properties: Type Internal Status Enabled Operational Mode Write-Back Associativity 4-way Set-Associative Maximum Size 128 KB Installed Size 128 KB Supported SRAM Type Synchronous, Pipeline Burst Current SRAM Type Synchronous, Pipeline Burst Socket Designation L1 Cache [ Caches / L2 Cache ] Cache Properties: Type External Status Enabled Operational Mode Write-Back Associativity 4-way Set-Associative Maximum Size 512 KB Installed Size 512 KB Supported SRAM Type Synchronous, Pipeline Burst Current SRAM Type Synchronous, Pipeline Burst Socket Designation L2 Cache [ Memory Modules / DDR1 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation DDR1 Type DIMM Installed Size Not Installed Enabled Size Not Installed [ Memory Modules / DDR2 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation DDR2 Type DIMM Installed Size 512 MB Enabled Size 512 MB [ Memory Modules / DDR3 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation DDR3 Type DIMM Installed Size 512 MB Enabled Size 512 MB [ Memory Devices / DDR1 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Type DRAM Type Detail Synchronous Total Width 72-bit Data Width 64-bit Device Locator DDR1 Bank Locator Bank0/1 [ Memory Devices / DDR2 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Type DRAM Type Detail Synchronous Size 512 MB Total Width 72-bit Data Width 64-bit Device Locator DDR2 Bank Locator Bank2/3 [ Memory Devices / DDR3 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Type DRAM Type Detail Synchronous Size 512 MB Total Width 72-bit Data Width 64-bit Device Locator DDR3 Bank Locator Bank4/5 [ System Slots / PCI1 ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation PCI1 Type PCI Usage Empty Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short [ System Slots / PCI2 ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation PCI2 Type PCI Usage Empty Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short [ System Slots / PCI3 ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation PCI3 Type PCI Usage Empty Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short [ System Slots / PCI4 ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation PCI4 Type PCI Usage In Use Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short [ System Slots / PCI5 ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation PCI5 Type PCI Usage Empty Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short [ System Slots / AGP ] System Slot Properties: Slot Designation AGP Type AGP Usage In Use Data Bus Width 32-bit Length Short