645 Ultra OR 645EMax?

I have purchased and installed a motherboard from MSI.
Unfortunately it has a problem - it intermittently will not pass beyond the 3rd stage of the LED warnings ( Memory Detection Test ).  I have changed the RAM and it is fine.
I am confused as to its identity, since on the mother board it has various markings:
645 Ultra
MS- 645EMax  ( however the 645EMax is stuck onto the motherboard.
N 1996
D33008
Bar code on right hand side says - 2620023509
The BIOs rom has the following marks:  AMI BIOS - 686 - 1999 - BK26 - 4537
It also has an orange MSI-DDR chip near the processor and a SiS 961 chip to the south ( PM01014 - 0214IA )
CAN YOU TELL FROM THIS WHAT MY BOARD IS PLEASE.
The only place I can find a reference to a problem with booting is in BIOS Ver. 1.5 of the 545Ultra - where there is a fix for "Fixed after resume from S3, power button cannot work."
I have applied this but it still has problems.  Can you help please??

Sounds like my board:
ms-6547 v1.0... 645dx max c
333 mhz DDR
133 ATA
I know from previous posts that there is alot of
confusion about the difference between thr
Ultra and MaxC...the MaxC is a souped-up
ultra and has the same markings except the
sticker that says Max.

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