Okay, here is the deal, put in new Asrock K7S8Xe mobo with my remaining system:
athlon xp 2500
kingston ddr333 256mg
Pny ddr333 512mg
Asus Ti4200 GeForce4 128mg X8
from the very begining...8 beeps from bios, which , under beep codes for that manufacturer of Bios= video card problem.
also...