[nynor]

well, i think i found part of the problem: the motherboard is assigning the same IRQ to the USB controller and the video card. as i have to use the AGP port, there is no way to change the slot. the BIOS won't let me assign IRQ's (it says it does, but changing the assignments has no affect), nor will the OS. so, putting a different card in didn't solve the problem either, as it gets the same IRQ. bollocks. i am trying it with the USB controller disabled. this sucks, as i need the USB to run the WAN NIC, or whatever it is called.