Fountainhead...
Okay, it all seems to be running smoothly. Here are the pertinent BIOS settings (CAVEAT: I messed around with a bunch of these. While it's working fine under these settings, I may have changed some that didn't need changing.)
IDE Configuration
SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced]
Configure SATA#1 as [AHCI}
USB Configuration
USB Functions [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
(My USB stick shows up twice, which was the case with my last set-up)
Set both Devices Emulation Types as [Forced FDD]
Boot Settings
Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device [uSB SanDisk...]
Removable Drives
1st Drive [uSB Sandisk...]
2nd Drive [uSB Sandisk...]
I also disabled the on-board sound.
I'll holler in here if I discover any of this is either a mistake, or somehow hampers performance of the system.
Chip