Promise EIDE Driver Problem

I am using the Promise onboard controller for IDE Channel 3 for a WD WD800JB HDD. Using the latest driver posted on the website, in order for XP to see the HDD I have to re-install the driver every time windows boots. Any solutions?
Config:
ICH5R: SATA RAID 0 (Boot/XP)
IDE1: DVD ROM-0, ZIP250-1
IDE2: DVDRW
IDE3: IDE HDD

It's a strange problem that I heven't heard of before.
The driver you are using...Is it the one from MSI site or Promise website?
Does this happen on EVERY reboot or most times?
If you're not changing anything else(Bios settings, hardware) I would guess it's a problem with Windows or the driver itself. What does it show for drivers used by the promise controller in Device Manager? Mine shows 2 drivers (Fasttx2K.sys and ptipbmf.dll) with no conflicts. Yours may be different since I'm using Raid. See if there's any conflicts listed.
When you reboot and the drive disappears does the driver still show up in device manager?
First thing I would try is disabling all the other entries in MSConfig-Startup except the Promise driver and try a reboot. I'm not sure if it would load the Promise driver in Safe mode.
Try another version of the driver from MSI. Use the one on your CD even. Make sure you are using the Promise SATA driver for XP and not the Raid.
Hope some of that helps.

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