A7N8X-E Deluxe unstable at 400 FSB. Athlon XP 3200+

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i have the same board and i have problems at 200fsb...you say that your
running 400??

"Larry" <nospams.dxman@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
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> Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe with Athlon XP 3200 + (retail)
>
> Two sticks Crucial PC-3200
>
> WD 36GB SATA Raptor
>
> ATI Radeon 9600XT
>
> Antec True Blue 430 power supply
>
> Sony CDRW drive
>
> Latest Asus BIOS (1013)
>
> Latest Silicon Image SATA driver
>
> Latest ATI driver
>
> Windows XP Pro + SP2 and all updates as of about May 29.
>
> Nothing else connected at this time. No problems for a year when the WD
> drive developed problems. WD replaced drive. Asus tech service decided
> that, based on what I have done, the board was at fault, so it has been
> sent to Kentucky.
>
> Machine was restarting several times during the boot process, frequently
> with the verbal "overclocking" message. Never overclocked. I set BIOS for
> 200 X 11 for 400 FSB and had to drop to a 100 setting to get consistent
> stable boots. Ran MemTest86+ 10 passes with no errors reported.
>
> Situation now: I'm going to build a new system for my daughter, so I
> ordered another A7N8X-E Deluxe and two more sticks of Crucial PC-3200. You
> guessed it, I'm getting the same unstable boots with this board and RAM
> except that I am running the new board at 133 to get stable boots.
> Incidentally, an unstable boot takes 4 to 5 minutes and may go to the SAFE
> MODE screen where I select "Last Known Good Configuration." Once booted,
> there are no further problems.
>
> Summary is that I'm running the new board and RAM with the original CPU,
> video card, power supply and CDRW drive.
>
> Question: What is the chance that the CPU or the video card could be the
> problem?
>
> I just plug in the AGP card; never mess with settings.
>
>
>
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Hi Fen,

Yes, the Athlon XP 3200+ runs at 400 MHz FSB which requires a BIOS setting
of 200. The actual buss speed is two times the FSB setting. To get mine to
boot properly, a have FSB set at 133 or 266 MHz FSB.
Larry

"Fen" <vanessa-b@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>i have the same board and i have problems at 200fsb...you say that your
>running 400??



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