K7VTA3 mobo help!!! Win XP freezes shortly after booting up!!!

Hey all,
I was referred to this site for some expert advice. I recently
bought a K7VTA3 V8 mobo with a AMDXP2000+ combo from Fry's... After
sorting out all the problems, I did a clean install of WinXP... Then
when it boots up, I click on start, it freezes immediately or shortly
after that... I have tried to reinstall XP a couple of times, but it
did no good... Has this happened to you guys before??? if so, what did
you do to fix this?
Thanks,
Paul

 

I had the same problem with a Shuttle board until I removed one of the
memory modules; then it ran fine. Turned out I had to use a different slot
for the second module. Now, since the K7VYA3 only has two slots, I'd pull
one module (assuming you're using two) and see if that helps. Memory often
is the culprit in such events.

 

Hey thanks Jeff,
I'm going to try this as soon as I get home.... So if it runs
fine after i take out 1 memory (or the other), does it imply that the
memory is bad or the memory slot is bad???
Thanks,
Paul