SATA Raid 0 and Overclocking Issues. Help!

I'm building out a machine that doesn't seem to want to overclock in the slightest bit. I think my Serial ATA RAID 0 array seems to be the problem with OC'ing. Each time I change the CPU FSB settings, when I boot up, it tries to detect my array. Then it reboots after it fails.
Does anyone know what's going on? Someone mentioned PCI Bus settings to me...???
On Anandtech they OC'd this chip to 2.6 Ghz (290x9) with an 8.3%+ in voltage. I can't even get to 220.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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System Setup:
Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
K8N Neo2 Platinum
2 Hitatchi 80 gig SATA HD's
Leadtek Winfast 6600 GT (AGP)
Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Heatsink
Seasonic Super Tornado 400W PS

Ok, I switched it to SATA 3/4 and then I couldn't boot. I kept getting some error which would cause it to boot again. It happened right after it detected the array successfully. The warning message happened so fast the first couple times I didn't even notice it. It would flash some sort of blue screen like error (only it was a black screen) and then reboot itself.
Frustrated, I decided to start from scratch again. I wiped out the discs and re-created the RAID 0 Array and put my WinXP CD back in. Now while setting up WinXP I hang at the "Setup is starting Windows" screen.
It won't go anywhere from that. It happens after I copy over the RAID Driver and Controller from the Floppy. It copies more files after that and then hangs...
I also reset the CMOS with the jumper settings, un-did and re-did my SATA connections, even unplugged the little MB battery... :(
Any suggestions? This is so frustrating.
TIA.

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http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=608&kind=1
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