Is my motherboard damaged?

Hello,
I have a 925XE motherboard. I'd like to know if my motherboard is damaged. I had installed a 512 DDR2 memory module in the green DIMM1 motherboard slot and it was working for months with no problems at all until the last week. The last week, I tried to start my computer like the other days and I was not able because I get a beep beep sound. I reviewed my computer and I didn't see anything wrong. I changed the position of the memory module to the orange motherboard slot (DIMM3) and the computer started. Then, I changed the memory module to the green DIMM2 slot and the motherboard didn't start. If I put the memory module in one of the two green slots, my motherboard don't start but if I put them in one of the two orange stlots, the computer works with no problems at all. Is my motherboard damaged? Can I fix this?
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
Fermigo

yo bro, hmm i have this experiences before but my mainboard is MSI 655 Max, discontinued alreadly because of some issue, try flashing the BIOS and it might help .. if the symptoms still persist, you had to go to the supplier to change.

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