975x pue v2, MB Issue, OS slow, first time build

Question

Hello Everybody, 
Ok I am having a problem like so many others I have tried searching for the answers but with no success,  :(
now for the Specs.
System Specs
PSU – Thermaltake W0106RU 700W
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775
Motherboard - MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA
Ram - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Model OCZ2P800R22GK
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
CD/DVD - LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with Light Scribe Black IDE Model GSA-H22L 
Bios Specs
Bios Ver. W7246IMS V 7.40
The bios is all defaults except for the follow
Speedstep tech – Disabled
Boot Sequence – CD-ROM, USB-FDD, Hard Disk, Disabled
JMB361 MODE – Disabled
SATA Mode – AHCI
CPU – 266MHz v.1.25
RAM – 800MHz v2.0 – set to in Bios 4, 4, 4, 15
Spread spectrum – Disabled
System Setup
IDE 1 – My CD-Rom Drive
SATA SLOT 4 – NONE
SATA SLOT 3 – Hard Drive
SATA SLOT 2 – NONE
SATA SLOT 1 – Hard Drive
Windows Vista Installed in Slot 1
Storage drive in Slot 3
Only windows is installed and the Intel INF drivers on the driver disk.
Ok now for my problem 
The vista install took all day to install - stared at 10:00AM finished 5.00PM
On boot up takes about 3 - 5 minutes to see desktop.
Vista runs slower than a snail does when I click control panel it takes about a minute to show the icons.
When I click on icon it looks like nothing happened if I click again I get the working in the background icon “arrow and circle” and if I do it one more time I get the fully busy icon “full circle” if to much is done vista stop and after a while do a restart of the system
Programs get a not responding error while waiting, and fix themselves once info becomes available
Think of it as running a 486 or even a 386 that’s slow and I think in some cases they faster then my system and this is happing to the whole operating system no mater what I click on.

Answer 1

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Jack the Newbie
no i did not do it " not sure how to slipstream never did it " . where can i get them and can i still load windows install them. however i did look in to the device manager and see the controller in there for AHCI " took about 5 minutes to reach
I suggest you start from scratch:  Remove A/C power plug from PSU, hit power-on button a few times to drain capacitors and clear CMOS.
After that, reconfigure BIOS-options.  Set Intel SATA controller to AHCI-mode and also enable Force Gen II in SATA speed settings.
If that doesn't change anything, I would try to re-install Vista.  Somewhere at the beginning of the Vista Install procedure you will get a chance to load additional drivers.  I think it was on this screen:
Drivers can be found here:
http://asia.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=267
Look for Intel ICH7R/ICH8R SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver) in the list.  You won't need a floppy though, when you are using Vista. An USB Flash Drive should be fine.
After you are done setting up Vista, make sure you properly install all necessary drivers.
In what I said before I am assuming that you are having a mere driver problem.  This could be the reason for your troubles but it doesn't have to be the only possible explanation.
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i do have sangung ram DDR2 533MHZ 4x512
Check your memory modules with memtest86 to make sure they are working properly:
--> http://www.memtest.org/download/1.70/memtest86+-1.70.iso.zip
Also try booting your system with one or two modules only.
Keep us posted about your progress!