[Athlon64] MSI RS480M2-IL Dual Channel Trouble

My spec:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice)
MSI RS480M2-IL (BIOS 3.4)
2 x 256 Kingston ValueRAM (KVR400X64C3A/256)
WD 1200JB
It works perfectly in Single Channel memory mode, but when I try to set Dual Channel, it just beeps and doesn't boot... I've tried installing memory modules in both blue and black slots.
Any advices on my trouble?

Quote from: Geps on 07-July-05, 22:57:00
did you already flashed the bios to the lattest? since the venice is quite a new core, and is probalbly not suported with your current bios.
it is know that dual channel wil not run with a venice core unless flashen to the newest bios
it was the first thing to do... BIOS 3.4, the latest one

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