SATA Bios Config / WinXP Problems

All-
Old time builder, just not in the last 2 years... been a little out of touch.  Tried to find my problems in the forum so far, but haven't seen this exactly - so here goes :
My Xp Pro will load (usually) but will never finish a good solid boot - always hanging while the load occurs.  Even at the reboots during the INSTALL!  I wonder if this is because of the drive config...
I have a Neo2-LS with a 2.4c GHz P4 and 2 x 256 MB XMS Corsair matched memory in dual channel.  I have a Radeon 9700 Pro as well.  I am trying to run with my 120GB SATA Seagate and my DVD PATA and my CDRW PATA.
What's the best SATA/IDE config here?
I have the following physical setup so far:
IDE0 = DVD,
IDE1 = CDRW,
SATA0 = 120 GB Seagate.  
In the IntPer BIOS I have:
SATA Only, PATA keep enabled, Both PATA Channels Enabled.
BIOS tells me:
SATA0 = PRIMARY MASTER
IDE0 = THIRD MASTER
IDE1 = FOURTH MASTER
Is this ok?  Can I have both IDE Channels filled and run a SATA drive?  OK not to have anything on the SECONDARY channel?
By having the SATA Only - PATA Enabled, it is the only way that I can see ALL of the drives.  What is the PATA + SATA option for in the BIOS if it can't see all the drives?  Is it better to have PATA only - SATA enabled?
Any thoughts would be helpful, and thanks in advance.  Will post if anything changes or I can get a few solid XP boots..
Thanks.

In bios under Integrated Peripherals, On Chip ATA Operating Mode set
Native Mode
ATA Configuration - SATA only
SATA Keep enabled - yes
PATA Keep enabled - yes
PATA channel selection - both
See  P4 Neo Unofficial Guide for details.
Try increasing your ram voltage to somewhere between 2.65 and 2.8, the lowest setting that gives you stability. I hope you're not using an old time power supply  

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