Intel DG965WH -- Need Help With Driver Issues!

Hi,

I have a DG965WH with Core 2 Duo 6400 (2.13Ghz). I have been using Vista Bussiness RTM pretty well for the past few weeks, but I have noticed some issues too, and was wondering if anyone else has a solution to these issuses???

First, my hardware config:

Intel DG965WH
Core 2 Duo 6400
XTX 7900 GT
Kingston 2GB RAM
WDC 250GB HDD
Pioneer DVD-RW
Antec Sonata II Case.

Secondly, my headaches:

1. There is a "Simple PCI Communication" (Something like that) device that I just can not get drivers for... I went on Intel website, and installed all the new drivers released during end of Feburary, but not too much luck... I did not try the matrix storage though... I don't know if that is the soution??? Oh and I don't have any other PCI device other than my GPU is PCI-E... I built this computer by myself so I am pretty sure it's something on the MOBO.

2. After installing the Sigmatel Audio drivers (2/14/07 Version), I find that the sound from Vista is always a bit slower... at least it feels like it... the response seems slow. Such as system sound occurs usually while you click the controls, on my system the system sound occurs _after_ I click the controls. Has anyone else bumped into this problem? Should I have jsut stayed with the Default drivers???

3. Should I enable the Intel Quick Resume??? I don't know... it doesn't really benifit me that much since I have my system on all the time.

4. (Not really Vista related) Since the most recent BIOS update for the DG965WH... there is a boot screen with the Intel Logo that comes up every time I restart my computer... I looked in the BIOS, but there seems to be no way of disabling it. Does anyone know how to?

5. If anyone knows of _any_ good method of optimizing the DG965WH for Vista, please leave me as suggestions... I am happy with the overall performance, but still the little bugs just bother me...

Thanks for your time!

Ke