Lenovo R61 Windows XP Freezing

Hello!
I have original recovery cd of Windows XP for lenovo R61/T61 models.
I currently have Lenovo R61 type 8933-A32 model.
It install fine, but after that in starts randomly freezing:
- In bios I choose compatibility mode not AHCI, due to fact that Win XP SP2 don't have necessary drivers.
- I updated BIOS
- I updated all the drivers via Lenovo system update utility. (no yellow exclamation marks in manager)
- Installed SP3
- Installed Intel matrix storage driver (no effect)
Freezes are random, i cannot duplicate them. In the evenet viewer I get no errors.
To stop freeze I have to shutdown the computer.
!!!! I am curently using Linux Mint 13 Mate -> not a single problem so far. Working fine, so problem in not hardware but software related.
And ideas?
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Hello!
I just unistalled power manager, no luck. Freezing continues.
I tried original:
Windows XP for lenovo T61/R61
Windows 7 Proffesional
-> freezing continues
I have one remark, regarding windows 7. When laptop was on battery power it was working ok, when i pluged it it frote within 1minute.
When I installed windows 7 again, it was freezing again and again - ACPI error was seen on event viewer.
Today I wil install windows vista, and tried if it is working fine - vista was preinstalled on my R61.
To date - linux in working like a charm!
Perhaps there is some glich in BIOS that is the cuse for freezing. For know for my type 8933-A32 there is no new BIOS updates - 2.24 is the newest...

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