I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR MOBO OR CHIP BUT I DID
HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A SOYO 5EHM. EVEN AFTER
INSTALLING DRIVERS FROM CD ROM SUPPLIED WITH MOBO, MY
A DRIVE WOULD LOCK. I EXPLORED THE CD ROM AND FOUND A
"SETUP .EXE" PROGRAM THAT IS SUPPOSE TO MAKE USE OF
THE BUS MASTERING. NOT SURE WHAT IT ALL MEANS BUT MY
FLOPPY DRIVE HAS BEEN FINE SINCE.
HOPE THIS HELPS IN SOME WAY.
HAVE FUN.
CHUCK

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