Dual monitor problem with MSI 5950 Ultra

OK, I finally got the money to have a dual monitor setup.
I am using a MSI 5950 Ultra card
Soyo 600T Dragon Ultra MB
1 gb Corsair XMS 3500 ram
AMD 3000+ processor
Adaptec 2410SA SATA Raid card
4 Western Digital 74gb Raptors in RAID 0
2 V201S 20.1 inch Viewsonic LCD monitors.
XP Pro OS
I have updated all BIOS/DRIVERS on all hardware.
The problem is when I connect both monitors I get a system freeze. It is random and does not have to be event (ie mouse movement) generated. There are no event log entries. If I disconnect the analogue monitor the freezing goes away. Is this a known bug? If so when can I expect a driver/bios fix on the card? If not can anyone suggest a fix.
I have removed all non-essential cards.
THanks
Steve

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