"darklex" <darklex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:407925A1-F6FA-455C-BCA1-519219C306B7@microsoft.com...

> 8GB RAM: 4 x 2GB Mushkin 800 mHz DDR2

That could be your problem. MSI has told me that 800 MHz RAM can only be
used up to
4GB reliably. To use more than 4GB, you might have to use 667MHz or lower
with that motherboard.

Tom Lake