MSI K8N Neo freezing

[Templ]

When i'm trying to adjust the CAS latency or RAS to CAS dealy to the lowest settings in DRAM configuration menu my system hangs. The only thing i can do to get my system operational again is to completley turn off the system and take out the battery.
My spec are:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
MSI K8n Neo Platinum
2x 512MB DDR400 (Twinmos) memory

 

[Hauk]

Instead of pulling out the battery you can use the "Clear CMOS" jumper. Make sure you unplug the power cord prior to doing so.

I'm not impressed with the settings I've managed to get my memory to run stable at on this board. I've had it tweaked better on an Athlon XP board...

 

[ctk1981]

Also with some bios ver for the K8N you can hold down the insert key while powering up and it will start back up again with default settings. Had to use it a couple of times.

What revision of AMD 3200+ do you have? C0 or CG? CG is more memory compatible/friendly. Also is your RAM rated for the timings you are trying to run? What slots do you have the memory in (ie, 1 + 2, 1+ 3, etc). Try moving them to 1 + 3 if you have them sitting in 1 + 2. What voltage is your ram set at? Check the manufactures specs on the memory, maybe you can run a bit more voltage.

Ive currently have my memory set at the following:

500mhz DDR, 2.5-3-3-7 2T at 2.8V Aggressive timings enabled. Two sticks, Kingmax Hardcore series of ram. 1GB total.

More than likely it is not the motherboards when it comes to ram problems. The memory controller is onboard the A64, hence where many problems can arise. What may work on one A64 may not work on another. Original C0 steppings had problems running 2 sticks of DDR of many makes.