Need Help With Mobo Problem

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I recently upgraded my CPU to a Core 2 Duo and at the same time
needed a new motherboard. I didn't have enough cash to do a major
upgrade so I decided to get a ASRock 4COREDUAL-VSTA PT800. With this
board I was able to keep my current RAM and graphics card. I figured
early next year I could upgrade the rest and get a better MB.

When I first put everything together I was very satisfied with it. I
was worried as I've only ever used Asus boards in the past and am
loyal to my brands. But as I said, with a new baby I needed a cheap
upgrade. Everything installed fine and then I put Vista Ultimate in.
Everything went really smooth until I tried to install my trusty
Audigy 2 sound card. When I first tried it my PC froze when I was
putting the drivers in. Then every time I restarted it would freeze.
If I took the card out it would boot no problem.

At first I thought it was a Vista problem. But then I remembered
that before I got this new MB I had used it in a dual boot with a
Vista/XP setup and the card worked great. So now I think it's a
conflict.

I have tried updating the BIOS, moving the card from slot to slot,
disabling and setting on board audio to auto and keep getting the same
results. I have actually made a little progress as the card is in now
and 3 times out of 10 I can boot into Windows and use it a bit. But if
I start iTunes or Media Center it freezes again.

I am hoping that maybe someone else has had this or a similar problem
and can offer some kind of help. Thanks guys!
 
Yeah I have the same board and have had the same problems. This only
seems to happen when I am trying to transfer large amounts of data
from my second hard drive. I am using a Pentium D (I'm all about the
cheep also) 925 3 Ghz with 1GB DDR 667 and a 7800GS AGP card with an
80 and 160 GB HD. I was originally using a 430 watt power supply and
then changed to a 700 watt because of the graphics card. I then
thought it was a bad board so I sent it back to newegg for a
replacement. When I got it back, I didn't put the thermal gel on
right and it still froze. I then thought it a was a heat issues so I
bought more fans and reaplied using artic siver. I got the temp down
to 47 C so that was not the issue. I then read an article about
disabling the disc catching on the HD's, but still no dice. I am
about at my wits end. I have replaced everything but the cpu but I
doubt that is the issue. Most forums I've checked indicate that it is
just a badly made board. If anyone has anymore information to offer
us, I will be glad to take it. Here are my specks just in case

CPU: PentiumD 925 3.0 Ghz
RAM: Crucial value select 1GB DDR2 667
Video: PNY Nvdia 7800GS AGP 8X AGP 2.0
HD1: 80GB Western Digital 7200 Ultra ATA DMA 5
HD2: 160GB Western Digital 7200 Ultra ATA DMA 5
DVD-R: Sony Dual-layer 2X, 8X DVD-R
DVD-ROM: Samsung DVD-Rom 16X
Fans: 92 MM came with the case, 3x 80MM Ultra Brand, and CPU Fan(stock
fan with PentiumD)
 
Thanks for the reply. I really think this is a crappy motherboard.
It's too bad, I had built a few PCs for friends. I purchased a
barebones kit from my part place. It came with a Pentium D CPU and an
Asrock MB. I was always impressed how well they worked for the price.
It figures though that when I take the plunge I'd have trouble. If it
wasn't for that problem I'd have no complaints. As I said, I had
planned on changing motherboards down the road. Now I have a Core 2
Duo CPU and put an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro on it instead of the
stock fan. Will it be possible to move the CPU and fan over to another
motherboard without causing damage to it? I've never tried doing that
and just wondered how difficult it would be? Thanks.
 
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