Abit KV-7

[intruder505]

Hi guys, I am new to the forum stuff but got nowhere to turn to. I appologize if I do something wrong. I read all the horror stories about KV-7 I think I have something to contribute. First here's my config.:
AMD 3000+ 400MHZ, Abit KV-7 Moboard, 8X GeForce MX-440 w/ 128MB RAM, 512MB 3200 DDR, SCSI Jaz drive, 250GB WD EIDE, Asus DVD-+R DL, XP Pro w/ SP2. The BIOS has been flashed with version 19 (latest). OK here's the problem:
- The installation, boot-up was fine but the BIOS only register 3000+ 333MHZ. If I change to 3000+ 400 no boot. The screen is blank. I had to unplug the computer and restart.
- If I leave it as 3000+ 333 the computer would boot fine, goes into Windows for few minutes then the screen flicker and blurr then freeze. I could not do anything but moving the mouse and hitting reset button.
- If it does that at least once then the next reboot would be fine. I can work all day long with no problem.
The computer max'd out between 48C-50C. Is it the mismatch between RAM speed and CPU. Is it the video card? Have I bought a wrong CPU? I meant to buy a 3000+ 400 but BIOS registers 333. How can I tell the difference?
I would really appreciate any ideas, comments, suggestions. Thanks.

[patrick50]

Did you get the Tiger Direct bundle with the cpu, memory and KV7 board?  if you did then are you sure your cpu is 400mhz and not 333mhz?    If you select "optimized defaults" in the cmos setup it should set your cpu to the correct settings automatically. remember to save and exit.  I'm guessing it's 333 and not 400.  the memory in that TD bundle is 400mhz.

Anyway, I got that crappy TD bundle that I mentioned and I am having endless problems, I think I am ready to send the motherboard back and get a differnt one that will work with the cpu and hardware I have. I even think that crappy stick of TD 512mb "Ultra" memory is no good now either.  I'm having so many problems with this setup that it is hard to tell what is going on.

[SpaceSquad]

This is an athlon XP, yes? If so, then it's a socket A cpu.

According to Tom's Hardware cpu list for AMD....the highest FSB for an athlon XP is 166MHz (dual pumped to 333MHz).

take a look: http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041221/...ble_amd_big.gif

[intruder505]

Hi guys,
Thanks for responding. I bought CPU and moboard seperately not from TD though. If the highest FSB is 333 then I've been had  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> because I paid for 400. Oh well. Yes it's an Athlon XP. Yes I tried Fail-Safe then Optimized Settings but no luck. On Saturday I turned it on, Windows XP Security Center popped up saying that my firewall and AV are not on. I turned them off because I have Norton AV and Client Firewall (I turned them off before, I don't know why it popped up again)... then the unthinkable happened  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> . No error. No freeze. I tried again on Sunday. Same result. No error again. Yeehaaaa !!! Ain't that weird ?