MSI neo2 motherboard problems

Hi guys!
i have just built a new computer (1st one ) and please find the specs in my signature.
the problems are that when i start up the pc, i hear 2 beeps. I read that this is to do with RAM problems but in BIOS and windows, it picks up 2Gb of RAM and i have checked that i have inserted the RAM properly (which i have)
secondly upon startup, the monitor keeps going from on to standby at least 3 times before turning on and i read on the screen for a brief 2 seconds 'Hard disk not found'....but in BIOS and in windows the hard disk is found and it works...
my core2duo always peaks at 50% and never any more......is there any way i can make it go further and see if its working correctly?
Also as the BIOS version is 1.2, would i need to update this to sort out any of the problems above?
thank you in advance,

"the problems are that when i start up the pc, i hear 2 beeps. I read that this is to do with RAM problems but in BIOS and windows, it picks up 2Gb of RAM and i have checked that i have inserted the RAM properly (which i have)"
Mainboard makes those beeps when you have USB device attached.{depend of the number}
"secondly upon startup, the monitor keeps going from on to standby at least 3 times before turning on"
Look here: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodfaqanswer&faq_no=1869&prod_no=1261&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=
"and i read on the screen for a brief 2 seconds 'Hard disk not found'....but in BIOS and in windows the hard disk is found and it works..."
That's probably because you don't have IDE drive attached. {controlled by Marvell®}
Its normal message as well.
"Also as the BIOS version is 1.2, would i need to update this to sort out any of the problems above?"
I fail to see the problem, about BIOS flashing read here please:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=103441.0

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My best guess is because you are running the default BIOS. Try running with one stick of ram just to start with, so that you have a stable enough system to upgrade your bios to 1.3
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Quote from: dacull on 25-May-05, 16:06:33
Does it only happen in online games, or can it happen in all games? One thing to make sure of is to turn off CRC checksum offload in your NVidia MAC properties (everyone do this, it is incorrectly calculating checksums which leads to servers ignoring your packets). However as you have tried a different network card you can discount this theory.
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As a test beg/borrow/steal another graphics card (preferably nvidia) and see how it goes so you can narrow in on your video card.
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