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There isn't much here about what's going wrong. You mention video issues and bluescreens, but that isn't enough. What are the bluescreens? Any consistency? Can you provide stop codes?
It's generally a bad idea to install things when you're having basic stability issues. Partially installed software tends to compound stability problems. I may be reading too much into your posts but wanted to mention it.
Do you have another hard drive? Even an old, small one? Something so you can start with a completely fresh XP install and narrow things down between hard/firmware or software.
When you updated your BIOS did you load factory defaults after? Locations for settings change between releases. If you don't let the new version clean house it can lead to very odd problems. This is often handled automatically, but not always.
If I was in a hurry I'd load safe BIOS defaults, install XP on another drive, and burn it in. If it updates and is stable you can expect the problem to lie with the old installation. If it still won't work then it's time to eliminate each piece of hardware.
Anyway, I am in a hurry so good luck with this one.
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