Re: DDR ram speeds
"Parish" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been given an ITX min-PC (Via EPIA-M mobo) which has a VIA C3 1GHz
> CPU and a stick of Infineon PC2100/DDR266 RAM
>
> According to the BIOS screen, the CPU is running at 133*7.5 but the DRAM
> clock is only 100MHz.
>
> DDR266 should run with the bus at 133MHz shouldn't it? In the BIOS
> settings the DRAM Clock can be set to 100, 133, or SPD and it is
> currently set to SPD so, AUIU, it should set the clock by querying the
> RAM itself.
>
> Could this be a BIOS bug? I've flashed to the latest BIOS but it's still
> the same.
The problem may be that the SPD data programmed into the stick
is wrong or not there (not at all unusual). Try setting it to 133 manually
and running memtest for a few hours to confirm it's working OK at that
speed.
HTH
--
Rob
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