| that's been exactly the problem i experienced! it must have been a problem with the giveio.sys. instead of it, i installed vcool.sys, which does exactly the same job and renamed it...
__________________ primary sys: 8rda+ rev 1.1 | xp 1700+ jiuhb 0308 @10x105/215 @1.1/1.55v [thx to hasw!] | 2 x 256mb twinmos winbond sync @ 11-2-2-2 | albatron ti4680p turbo @ default | samsung sp1614n @ dawicontrol dc-100 raid
dual boot:
win xp professional student version 
gentoo linux 1.4 running 2.6 test 9 kernel biertragl: 8kha+ | duron 1000@10x133 | 640mb ddr | 2x wd800jb
running gentoo linux 1.4 with 2.4.20-9 kernel |