K7N2-L won't run CPU at full speed.

I can get my system running fine with FSB jumpered to 100mhz. change it to 133/166 and the system freezes on boot up (after POST just before veryfing DMA pool...)
D-Bracket Showing top right red (floppy drive controller) most of the time, though other errors have occurred.
I am using 2700 DDR 2 sticks of 256 (one branded one unbranded) I have tried every combo of these and always the same result.
I have also tried with a 1900XP and 2100XP which both run fine on my other comp.
The 1900 posts as 1200 and teh 2100 posts as 1500+
Can anyone enlighten me as to how I resolve this.
I have tried many things but bound to be some detail I have missed.
Thanks :D

Fitted new PSU CWT-450BDP
and 2100XP thoroughbred b proc
and Corsair XMS 512mb pc2700 333mhz
and set jumpers to 133/166mhz
and turned on and....
BINGO booted up fine!!!
:D :] )
Now I am wondering....
Whats my overclocking potential??
And my 3dmark2003 score has only gone up slightly (from 3700 to 3850)
I woulda thought this increase should be more on a CPU increase from 1200 to 1733...
Any thought appreciated

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eggimage wrote:
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