XP will not install with installed PCI-E card [fedora core 4] [raid card]

Q: I have the following system up and running under Fedora Core 4 for one month and now it worked fine, but I want to install Windows XP Pro on it.

Specs:
Asus A8N-CSM
Athon 64 3500 GB
1 PC3200
Arec ARC 1210 PCI-E RAID Seagate 7200.10 card
4×320GB into RAID 5

When I try to install XP Pro I get the first installation is examining your hardware message and then the screen just goes black. Ive tried this with SP1 and I SP2.

For testing in

Suggestions for partitioning a fresh WinXP install? [promise raid] [raid card]

Q: I have a Seagate 120GB HDD that I was looking to install Windows XP SP1a fast, a good way to optimally partition the disk?

I looked upon this way:

c: (boot-8-10GB)
d: (apps-20-25GB)
rd (storage space remaining)

Would to do the trick?

Ill also installing a Promise RAID card with 8MB cache Maxtor 2×80gb on the machine. 0.

Anything I might have missed or could improve?

Me think I fried my mobo, what now? [raid card] [cpu fan]

Q: Well for a crappy weekend worse (have I been sick the last two days) I think I just fried the mobo on my parents computer. I tried to assist them in getting an approved RAID card (another story) by moving to another PCI slot. from the corner of my eye I saw the CPU fan I think that move just a bit and I thought uh oh . and then by switching the HDDs s [in-up, fans go light on the motherboard and then, NOTHING! thats all i get to power the system. not a beep code or anything, just a black scre

Help I'm crazy? Crashes.and restarts [stock speeds] [raid card]

Q: Ive never had problems with my comp, until I upgrade to the HSF and installed a RAID card. Then my problems began. My system is stable at a slower MHz, but as stock speeds, chashes. My system will shut off and then restart, shutdown, reboot . You get the idea, when set at stock speeds.
Usually crashes at the login screen, but not always, sometimes after logging. I can not bluescree of death or something, if someone is unplug the computer. I would have a power problem, bad memory, whats

Suggestions for partitioning a fresh WinXP install? [promise raid] [raid card]

Q: I have a Seagate 120GB HDD that I was looking to install Windows XP SP1a fast, a good way to optimally partition the disk?

I looked upon this way:

c: (boot-8-10GB)
d: (apps-20-25GB)
rd (storage space remaining)

Would to do the trick?

Ill also installing a Promise RAID card with 8MB cache Maxtor 2×80gb on the machine. 0.

Anything I might have missed or could improve?