Will you list what Plugin's you are using and also if you are using a Marvel controller in your setup please?     I have read that and it is good advice. I will probably retire it when I upgrade the Motherboard, CPU and RAM. Almost impossible to get a M/B with the same number of ports as the one I have so a good controller card will be a must.   For this issue, I find it hard to believe that it is the card which is causing this issue. I base this on nothing other than