ailef, thank you very much. I followed your instructions to dump a copy of my pt890 bios and mod it with dell 2.1 slic and now I have an imedia j2412 win7 ultimate oem activated. Thanks PS mobo details: -Manufacturer: Foxconn -Motherboard Model: VIA PT890 Motherboard -BIOS Type: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG -BIOS Version: PT890M02 PBSANFMB.1000 092007 using ailef's instructions above, success