845 Ultra + Adaptec Raid 2400a

[ May be a bit off topic sorry ]
Hi,
Motherboard : MSI 845 Ultra Ver 1
Bios Version : 1.50
Graphic controler : Generic PCI VGA
Ram : 2x 256 DDR
Raid controler : Adaptec 2400a
( at the end there should be 2 of those raid controlers with 6 HD connected to it : 2 x 40 Gb IBM ICL series and 4 x 120 Gb Maxtor D540 series )
I'm having problems entering my raid card bios using this motherboard.
I type my " ctrl + A " to enter the bios, and the only thing I get is 2 lines with a random text in different color on the top of my screen. I'm able to Ctrl+alt+del to reboot, and able to boot without trying to enter the raid card bios.
I changed my raid card, and my disks connected to it. I changed the PCI slot.
Anyone have a Clue for that ? Anyone was able to use that kind of controler on that MB ?
Regards ...

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I have just recently purchased a MSI 845 Ultra with RAID...it seems my 3rd memory slot does not want to accept ram. I have tryed 2 different models of working ram and each time i try to boot up my system will not post, it powers up but the hard drive light stays light and it does not post. i dont know if this 3rd slot is defective or what. just wondering if any else has had the same problem or maybe i got a faulty board. ?(
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