It would also be best to perform hardware diagnostics, to ensure that you don't have bad RAM, hard disk, or some other point of failure. Is your power supply an old 20-pin variant? Are the capacitors bulging? Blue screens could mean anything, when not properly diagnosed. Slot-A is also a very power hungry platform, and requires a fair amount of amperage on the 5V rail.
NF7-S 2.0 | 2500+ @ 3200+ | 9700 Pro | Audigy2 ZS
CUV4X 1.03 | PIII-933 | MX400 | Live! Value 4670
P5A-B | K6-2 450 | TNT2 | AWE64 Value
4DPS | Am5x86-P75 | S3 Vision864 | SB16 CT2290