3 beeps with new ddr400 RAM in KT6 mobo

I've just bought 2 identical Elixir RAM modules:
M2U51264DS8HC3G-5T 512MB DDR-400MHz-CL3 PC3200U-30330
to upgrade my PC memory from 512MB DDR333 to 1GB DDR400...
** Motherboard MSI KT6 Delta (MS 6590 v2.0)
-chipset VIA KT600 / VIA VT8377
-Front Side Bus: real clock 167 MHz, effective clock 334 MHz
-Memory Bus: real clock 167 MHz, effective clock 334 MHz
** BIOS AMI (07/21/03)
** CPU AMD Athlon XP-A 2600+
** ATI Radeon 9200 AGP 128MB
** RAM 512MB DDR PC2700 DDR333
** HD 2xMaxtor 6 Y120L0 120 GB + Maxtor 6 L200P0 200 GB
** Windows XP SP2
After removing the old RAM and installing only one or both the new RAM modules, in any combination of
the RAM slots, the PC doesn't boot, but 3 short beeps are heard, which indicate a RAM error.
According to the "DDR400 Memory Modules Qualified Vender List" in this site, this kind of RAM module
is OK for KT6Delta mobo, and I exclude that both the modules are damaged.
Re-installing the old DDR333 PC2700 RAM the PC boots and works as usual....
What can I do? Is there any incompatibility or should I change anything in the BIOS settings?
Thanx!

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