http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/drivers/busmastr/index.htm
The problem may not only occur with boards with 440BX chip sets but also with other chip sets by Intel:
Pentium chip sets: 430FX (PIIX), 430VX (PIIX3), 430HX (PIIX3), 430TX (PIIX4)
Pentium II chip sets: 440FX (PIIX3), 440LX (PIIX4/4E), 440EX (PIIX4E), 440BX (PIIX4/4E), 440GX (PIIX4E)