I really need some help. I just built a brand new computer(my first build). A7n8x deluxe mobo, athlon 2700+, corsair pc3200 512mb(1 stick), antec 400 watt power supply, 80gb wd special ed. hard drive. I turned it on for the first time and it actually worked! I loaded windows xp, no problem. Everything seemed to be great. BUT, then I noticed at the POST screen that it thought I was running an Athlon 1500+. This is apparently somewhat normal, so I went into the bios and changed the external cpu frequency to '166' and left the multiplier at '13'. Now, it goes through the POST and says that it is an athlon 2700+, but then right before windows loads it freezes at some blue error screen. Almost like it thinks I'm overclocking or something. I don't know. I'm totally dumbfounded. I really need some help. I tried a stick of my friends pc2100 memory and it did the same thing. Do I need to change some other settings? It runs great when the external frequency is set to '100'. Is something maybe defective? Please help!
Adam

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