I just built a new computer and i started to install windows xp and it locks up everytime..I can not get it to get past The OS install. I have removed everything except the video card,hard drive and cd-rom. this had no effect. My first guess was that i was under power but i upgraded to a 400w power supply that was recommended by AMD.I am courious if i may have done something wrong or if i am not setting it up correctly. I would appreciate any help. AMD xp 1800+ Abit Kg7-raid mobo 1 stick of 256 DDR ram Geforce 2 mx 400 video card 400w power supply.

I see you have RAID there is key you must push for XP to install on a RAID..unfortunately I do not know what that key is...sorry

I am not using raid i Have it turned off i am trying to install on only one drive

Are your POSTIng all right and able to get into BIOS? No error beeps? How about trying a different OS first, like Win98SE?

Is your BIOS set up correctly for your CPU? Does this MOBO have jumpers to set the FSB?

After playing for hours i got it to load windows xp after overclocking the cpu. for some reason it seems to run a little more stable when it is overclocked... Weird I think...But any how it still lockes up in the middle of a game or occasionaly locks up while performing some task that required alot cpu work. Can anyone tell me why it seems to work better when it is overclocked. I have an xp1800 clocked at 1633 right now and it seems to be stable with only a few lock ups. I would like to get it were it will at least play my games with out locking up. Should i continue to overclock it more to see if it helps even more..The cpu temp has not change after overclocking it...Also what is CPU Hysteresis and what is a safe level. Should it be low or high... Thanks for any Info: Wesley

The mobo is jumperless... I change the cpu settigs from auto to user defined and boosted the fsb speed up to 142 and it seems to work alittle better. I am new at the hole overclocking thing so if there is anything else that i could change i would appreciate it... Thanks Wesley