X48C board from HELL can't flash bios -- board freezes on post -- help!

I am a pc builder who follows the sheep. I don't push limits or overclock.
Bought an x48C Platinum board because of its superb features. Shipped from Cali to Florida.
Resurrected an older case replaced old power supply with new 750w power supply - expensive - quiet and has the advanced board connectors (8 and 24 pin) Runs almost silently.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3ghz)
Video: Asus Nvidia geforce 8600 card
RAM: SuperTalent, high quality dual channel ram, 2x 1mb for 1333 bus
Inserted the ram (as shown in manual) and added turbo cards...
Discconneted everything else inside the case. Just wanted to post to the bios.
Power On
1- system light ups, fan on CPU starts for two seconds -- then everything STOPS
2- a few seconds later, system awakens and starts again
3- system freezes on Microstar logo screen post
4- Turbo cards never light up
(sometimes the system quits and reboots -- forever -- or until I shut it down)
Read the support threads and saw my problem was NOT unique. Tried these variations.
One RAM mod - with and without turbo.
Tried usb mouse and keyboard - instead of ps2.
If I hit the TAB key the very moment I boot, I can see that my post will switch to dos -- and goes as far as identifying my ram, the cpu -- and a message about engaging the USB ports -- and that is where it freezes... or.. sometimes starts its reboot.
Thought it was the RAM --
Replaced Supertalent RAM with Kingston RAM -- that the configurator on their web site recommended for this specific board.
Still, same issue.
Tried downloading the flash drive bios solution. System freezes before the usb drive can engage. So, no, I cannot flash the bios.
I'm thinking MSI knows about the problem -- because the board has fallen 80 dollars in price and other competitor boards with the x48 chipset is still higher priced.
Any ideas other than calling Tech Support and chewing their ears off?

You can find the official CPU Support Liste here:
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1393&maincat_no=1&orderby=cpu_name%20ASC#menu
It should show all the information you need.
If you want to go for a cheap processor just to update the BIOS, look for a supported Celeron processor (Celeron 420 / Conroe-L for example).
In case you have an internal floppy drive laying around, you can also try to force a BIOS Flash via the AMI BIOS Recovery Procedure:
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/BIOS_AMI_Recovery.asp
That does not work in all cases and not with all floppy drives.

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