hi gang.
i've been wrestling with my system since it's been built. i have an intel based system (865pe chipset) with a 3.0ghz prescott and the msi 865pe neo2 board. ideally, i'd be running my 200gb sata drive exclusively. anytime i try to run off sata with anything intense (copying files > 100mb between partitions, gaming, photoshop, or any of the above while listening to mp3s), my system stutters*, then dies.
i've opened trouble tickets with both msi and seagate (board and drive mfg respectively), and both ended were closed citing "try a different drive/mobo."
simple survey:
who here runs sata as their primary drive? please include drive mfg, chipset, and board mfg. thanks for the feedback...
*and hence stuttering.john, regardless of the fact my first name is not john.