Problems setting the correct CPU speed with K7N2 Delta-L

[exster]

I have a new K7N2 Delta-L with and ATHLON XP 2600+ (333FSB) and Kingston 512MB PC2700 Value RAM.

I have set in the BIOS to 133MHz when I initially installed the OS. At that time, the CPU spec showed as 2000+ instead of 2600+. Now, when I try to increase it to 166MHz, the BIOS loads and when it is about to go into the XP startup screen, it crashes/freezes. I don't see any HD activity when this happens and at that time I know that it has failed.

What do I do?

 

[Fern]

So it ran and loaded winxp fine @ 133?

What do have the ram timings set to? Try "Optimal" or "SPD" if you haven't already.

You could also boot into memetest86 and check if it's ur ram that way.

Good Luck with it.

 

[exster]

Yes stable as a rock at 133MHz.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: exster
Yes stable as a rock at 133MHz.

Right, so go into bios and change FSB to 166 and put your memtest86 disk in. Your pc will boot into memtest after it saves ur changes in the BIOS. Run memtest86 for an hour or two to ensure it's not your ram causing instability @ 166.