Hmm, if all else checks out, it may be mislabelled. I heard about a large batch of AMD processors going out labelled wrong. If it's a 2100+, labelled as a 2700+ say, then at 333 fsb, the comp would think its a 2700+ and label it so, but it would basically be overclocking. Only reason I bring this up is I had a friend who ordered a 2500+ barton, but it was really a 2100+ and he had some of the same problems you are having. He sent it back, and got a new one, and it worked fine.
That's all I can think of, don't know what else to tell you. ASUS+AMD are my favorite MB+CPU combo, though, they work extremely well together.
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