Hey-
I recently had the same run ins you all are having with the Dragon Plus. Basically, even after multiple calls to Soyo's call center, nothing worked. Their workarounds were moronic at best. I've got news for you...if the thing is giving you problems INSTALLING an OS, then this thing will have a troubled life ahead. The compatability with XP and 2000 is pathetic. My suggestion? Do what I did: Return it and get a stable, proven motherboard like the Asus A7V266-E. Absolutely no problems, and from what I've seen in online reviews, it hands Soyo it's a** in terms of performance.