Wierd issues with 648 MAX-L

I recently put a system together with the 648 Max-L mobo.
P4 2.4
Maxtor ATA133
Windows XP
1 Gig PC2700 Crucial
Radeon 9700 (non-pro)
Philips Seismic Edge (was Aureal Superquad)
Having some weird issues;
1) Occasional crashes -I ran Goldmemory tests and the ram failed.....so I am RMA'g the ram but......ran Memtest 86 and it passed! ????????? So I think maybe it's good ram and the mobo is having a compatibility issue.
2) When I turn the PC off, the drives light up! Namely the operting lights actually come on and burn steady when I turn off the PC....I have to hit the main kill switch to shut them off. Really weird.
3) Maxtor has bad sector, but I am going to do a low end format that Maxtor says will fix that.
Anyone have any ideas? Once I do everything else, the next step is to get a new mobo....but this one works good other then the above issues, and I hate to waste the $75.00 I paid for what should be a good mobo. I could get another board and RMA this one....but if it IS the board I doubt I will buy the same one.
Anyone have any similar issues or ideas?

Oh, It also is in a mid tower ATX case with a 400W Mustang power supply.

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