Hmmm.... it seems like I have found the root of the probelem. The HPT366 controller-driver in Linux. It seems to lock when triggering an interrupt call to the controller (under special conditions). Programs that tend to trigger this state are Netscape, Mozilla, Blender, CivCTP and so forth.
I would like to thank for your replies - it's nice to know that I'm not the only one with a buggy system and that there is somebody working on it (Hedrik and Abit). Regards Sven Esbjerg