USB trouble on k8NGM2-NBP new build

board: msi k8NGM2-NBP
cpu: amd 3800+
drives: single maxtor ide 80GB
ram: OCZ platinum 2-3-2-5 PC3200 512MB x2 (1GB) (slots 1 &2)
with the DDR voltage raised to 2.65+, detects at 400Mhz
psu: Antec 450 from a Sonata II
I get this board from www.mwave.com and start testing by connecting
components on my tabletop
The first post is OK. I set optimal defaults, reboot, then raise the DDR voltage so
that I see the RAM working at 400 Mhz, instead of 333.
Next I try testing with a bootable CD of memtest86+. I'm able to test without errors through test #4.
By accident I try memory testing with a
bootable USB flash disk. I get errors immediately. I then try the bootable CD again with an
external USB drive connected -- RAM errors again. Now I know that its the USB causing an instability.
So the board is OK as long as I have no USB ports inuse -- .
I don't continue on with the build, the next step being an install of FC5 linux, until I
know if this is an RMA issue or bad bios setting.
please advise and thanks

hello Kakarocht and Built2last,
This board has the nvidia 6150 northbridge with integrated graphics, which I'm using -- no addon video card for this build.
The bios is the latest, at 1.1 -- I checked the site.
I've been advised elsewhere that even with USB RAM errors I should go ahead and install an OS, since the OS can do integrity checks.
I don't agree with this and stand firm that there should never be any RAM errors, with or without USB connections.
I tried connecting to USB on the rear and with the onboard headers -- all gave the same bad results in memtest86.
From reading a few posts here very few posters test RAM in a tabletop build, but usually charge ahead and do their first
build in a case, then test after assembly. I don't do this anymore -- I did for my first few builds.
I'm going ahead with an RMA since I have confirmed that everything but the MB is good. I tested the RAM and CPU elsewhere.
ciao

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This thread is two years old, and no one replied.
Open up your own topic and we can go from there.

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