Mac Pro Performance Under Windows XP After SATA Fix

To those of you who have successfully performed the SATA "fix" please comment on the resultant "real world" performance when running various applications such as Photoshop, Microsoft Office, or any other used programs.
I would appreciate any comments. I'm waiting to pull the trigger on purchasing a Mac Pro since I have to have a well-functioning Windows system.
Thanks

I recieved my MacPro today and after I booted the system to make sure everything was working I promptly installed a brand new WD SATA hard drive in the 2nd bay. I then installed boot camp 1.1 and formatted the entire 250 GB hard drive for Windows XP. I installed Windows from a slip streamed CD I had made previously from my DELL OEM disk with service pack 2 using only the SATA drivers and the Chipset drivers. Windows installed without any major problems, although once I installed the Apple drivers I had to manually install the audio drivers. The only real glitch so far is the eject button, it opens the superdrive but does not close it ( I have to push it in by hand).
I have installed Microsoft office and never have I seen PowerPoint load so fast. I have loaded some JPG's, the are quick to load as well. This is the standard configuration, 2.66, 1GB RAM, Stock video card etc. The only things added are Airport, Bluetooth, and the extra harddrive. I plan to test some more tommorrow, but so far I am pretty satisfied.

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