Try to reinstall the drivers for your soundcard.

Or, straight on the Intel site:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=798

Try to install the drivers for the video card.

Don't be in such a hurry. That kind of problems are made by Blaster or Sasser viruses (I delt with them sometimes); they can be removed with stinger, no need to format the HDD. Also, there can be...

Try reinstall the drivers on the workstation.

What computer do you have? OS, hardware...

Probably your video card is set for a bigger resolution than that your monitor supports. Try set it for a smaller resolution (let's say 800x600) ans see what's happening.

Oh, and also set the...

Open up some big programs...they will eat up as much memory as they can:)

>>I they are on the dame ribbon cable ,the main drove may need to now be set to master with slave ,and the 2nd drive set to slave to work together
That's right.

>>If one is on the primary IDE...