im thinking of other things that can be the problem but cannot figure it out. my setup if it helps you out in any way .
chieftec(antec) midicase
epox 8kha+ w/ latest beta bios (havent tested others yet)
xp1600+ /w taisol (ystech 26cfm, waiting for new radiator)
2 crucial unbuffered unregistered, non parity pc2100 256mb(512mb)
MSI Geforce2mx400 (not playing any 3dgames so it doesnt matter, in the agp slot of course)
Netgear FA311 (10/100mbit NIC in PCI4 as this is said to be best
in the 8kha+ guide on amdmb.com)
Seagate Barracua 4 (40GB)
Generic floppy
and yes its true i have no form of cd reading device... still waiting for my 24x cdrw drive to come....