BIOS upgrade breaks Promise Ultra 133 TX2 support on K8N Neo 2 Platium !?

Hello everyone, here is my problem
A few days ago i bought a MSI K8N Neo 2 platinum motherboard, it came preflashed with BIOS version 1.5
I also have a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 PCI IDE controller : http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?segment=undefined&product_id=87
Now this combination worked without problems but when i reflashed my BIOS to 1.9 my system began acting strange
Sometimes it would hang at POST, and sometimes i was able to get to my OS boatloader but when selecting an OS the system just locked up
When i remove the TX2 card everything works perfect again
I did try everything (No overclocks, safe settings of everything, Clear CMOS,...) but it all didnt help
Only solution for me was to go back to my previous BIOS version
Has anyone else have been experincing problems with this ?
Maybe the upgraded RAID software of the new bios version is messing up things ?
Even better, anyone have a solution for this ?
Tnx
Edit:
After going back to 1.5 i tested 1.8 wich works without problems.
PS:And is it me but after reading a few topics here on the board it seems that many more people are haveing issues with 1.9 ?

Quote from: hansh on 15-September-05, 15:24:08
The solution is: do not flash, unless you have a well defined problem for which a new BIOS version was issued to solve it (and which can be found in the description of the BIOS file).
There is no gain in flashing if you have no problems with the installed BIOS.
Best regards,
Hans
Nice solution ... I am in need of my second ethernet connector so i need a new bios version but i can't upgrade because then the pc will hang on my ultra tx-2 card. No more MSI for me, shaggy piece of wannabe first tier company.
So many bios upgrades have passed and not a singel one has solved the issue. And yes I contacted offical support several times ...

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