>>I don't know if this will help, but check out www.emulators.com/Pentium4.htm. There are all kinds of problems apparently. I've heard that in some instances, through put slows down to as little as 200 Mhz. From what I can see, the chip is a dog and should be registered with the AKC. Right now, my plan is to buy a new Athlon machine.
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>Wow, that's a pretty revealing article re: P4s. It doesn't help me to determine if the processor is the problem, but it makes me feel good that the last two machines I have built for myself have been Athlons.

You also should check www.x86.org, if you really want to get the total rundown on what the P4 does wrong. I'm sticking with PIII Xeons if I need multiprocessor, large memory configs, and the Athlon for single CPU systems. Short of current apps getting fully recompiled with a P4 optimizing compiler, there's no fix in sight for the P4. Get the box a Milkbone doggie biscuit, or return it for an 'inferior' PIII or Athlon box with more RAM.