Hello: I have grave problems after downloading the following drivers:

JMicron JMB36X(JMB363) Controller Driver V1.17.49.4 for 32/64bit Windows XP & Windows Vista & Windows 7.(WHQL) JMicron JMB36X(JMB363) Controller Driver Disk for 32/64bit Windows XP & Windows Vista & Windows 7.
JMicron JMB36X(JMB363) Controller Driver V1.17.49.4 for 32/64bit Windows XP & Windows Vista & Windows 7.(WHQL)
JMicron JMB36X(JMB363) Controller Driver Disk for 32/64bit Windows XP & Windows Vista & Windows 7.

http://support.asus.com/download/dow..._type=11&os=17

I have ASUS mb P5B Deluxe WiFi-AR, Win XP Home, Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU, 2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, external hard drive Seagate FreeAgent Pro 500 GB (louse; was soon replaced by Seagate). No RAID setup!!! No wireless.

In order for my external drive to be recognized, I need to turn it off (power)
and then on before starting the computer. However, it is when the external hard
drive has been recognized that all the problems starts.

When I restart the computer and do not toggle the power of the external hard
drive, everything works fine (except, I have no external hard drive).

All these problems started when I upgraded JMicron to v. 1.17.49

ASUS forum has been of no help (I do not blame them at all), and ASUS spport is slow, and I have no hope they will be able to help (ASUS forum must, technically, be one of the worst, as must the (lack of) information about upgrade options. But I am stuck with this mb for a while more.

What should I do?

Thanks,

Hans L