The following is a description of my MB and Bios Settings:

Asus A7N8X Deluxe
AMD 2600 Barton CPU 333Mhz FSB (Says on box that it runs at 1.917Mhz)
DDR TwinX512-3200LLPT 400Mhz (512 total)
Ati Radeon AGP 4X 32Mb Video

Bios Settings:
cpu external frequency 100mhz
cpu frequency multi setting auto
cpu multiplier 11.5
System performance optimal
Memory frequency Auto
FSP spread spectrum .50%
AGP Spread spectrum disabled
CPU Vcore Setting Auto
CPU Vcore 1.696

Operating paramiters:
mb temp 77 F
cpu temp 102 F
Vcore 1.69v

All that i want to do is make the new mb and processor run at the speeds
listed on the product packages ( CPU 333 FSB and operate at 1.917 Mhz).
I tried to do this before and changed (in he bios) the cpu freq to 200 and
upped the Vcore voltage to 1.85 ----BAAAD MISTAKE...Comp no longer would eve
access the Bios or boot. ended up taking it back to Fry's in Houston and
they replaced ti because they could not fix it either. Any ideas or advise
on how or what i should do to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Curtis

"cpu external frequency 166
cpu frequency multi setting auto
cpu multiplier 11.5 ??
System performance optimal
Memory frequency Auto
FSB spread spectrum Disabled
AGP Spread spectrum disabled
CPU Vcore Setting Auto

Fiddler, chat does the (FSB spread spectrum Disabled)
do?
I did change the freq to 166 like Rob and you specified and it works
perfect, thanks

"Fiddler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5F0Ib.6491$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "cpu external frequency 166
> cpu frequency multi setting auto
> cpu multiplier 11.5 ??
> System performance optimal
> Memory frequency Auto
> FSB spread spectrum Disabled
> AGP Spread spectrum disabled
> CPU Vcore Setting Auto
>
>

That is a good question.............
This BIOS feature allows you to reduce the EMI of the front side bus (known
alternately as the FSB or processor bus) by modulating the signals it
generates so that the spikes are reduced to flatter curves. It achieves this
by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any
particular frequency for more than a moment.

The BIOS usually offers two levels of modulation - 0.5% or 1.0%. The greater
the modulation, the greater the reduction of EMI. Therefore, if you need to
significantly reduce the front side bus' EMI, a modulation of 1.0% is
recommended.

In most conditions, frequency modulation via this feature should not cause
any problems. However, system stability may be compromised if you are
overclocking the front side bus. Of course, this depends on the amount of
modulation, the extent of overclocking and other factors like temperature,
etc. As such, the problem may not readily manifest itself immediately.

Therefore, it is recommended that you disable this feature if you are
overclocking the front side bus. The risk of crashing your system is not
worth the reduction in EMI. Of course, if EMI reduction is important to you,
enable this feature by all means. But you should reduce the clock speed a
little to provide a margin of safety.

If you are not overclocking, the decision to enable or disable this feature
is really up to you. But unless you have EMI problems or sensitive data that
must be safeguarded from electronic eavesdropping, it is best to disable
this feature to remove the possibility of stability issues.

Sorry about the long reply........................

Not a prob....cuz it actually made sense. thanks for taking the time to
explain it to me