Whoa.... Whoa there. Hold your horses. Switch the SATA mode to AHCI in Bios causes crashes? You mean you BSOD when loading windows, not when posting. (BSOD in windows after changing to AHCI = Normal - hence, the reinstall of windows).
__________________ Current System: "Gale Force" (09-28-2008)
AMD X2 6000+ w/ TRUE (2x Scythe 120mm) | Asus Crosshair MB | 4Gb OCZ Plat.Rev.2 PC-6400 RAM w/ Corsair Memory Cooler | VisionTek 4870X2 2gig| Coolermaster CM Stacker 832 w/ 7x 120mm Fans (2x Tricool, 5x CM), 1x 80mm CM, and 1x Antec "Big Boy" 200mm Tricool Fan | Silverstone Strider 1Kw PSU | Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gig x 4 (Raid 1 & Raid 0)| 3x BenQ FP222w 22' Wide 5ms LCD Monitor & Matrox Triplhead2Go DE
Next system? Who knows... |