Can't overclock my 2400XP on KT4 Ultra

Hi All,
I am trying to overclock my new config
2400XP running @133 fsb
MSI KT4 Ultra BSR
256mb DDR 2700
Volcano 9 HSF
Windows XP Professional
I've installed the board and only amended the fsb in the bios from 100 to 133 to set at 2ghz. If I use the Fuzzy logic to up the speed, it gets to about 135on the fsb and just reboots XP. I have tried amending bios settings such as :
1. fsb 135 on bios only, no change to voltage or multipler
2. fsb 166, clock multipler 13.5
In every case, this just results in locking the board down  X( and having to do a bios jumper reset to recover........what am I doing wrong?
Thanks for any help on this. Everyone keeps saying that this chip is easily overclockable, but I can't get it to work.
Nigel

Basically, I suggest you set all voltages and multipliers at default >set FSB to 166 (1/5 divider kicks in at 152), and you should be off and running - always watching temps! That's what I did with my new (older model) KT3 Ultra as soon as I installed it. (EDIT: I also had RAM set at SPD/Normal/1t disabled.)
Enermax 350 could be enough depending on what gear you have.
If you're new to overclocking, I'd stop at 166 FSB, and review this o/c guide (you can damage your system going off half-cocked). Page down slightly to Beginner's Guides:
http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index04.asp#BEGINNER
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