Hello,
in February this year I bought the above mentioned RAM modules, so I could take my system to it's limits.
I have an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ CPU installed on this MOBO, which was originally running at 166 MHz FSB and which I overclocked to 190 MHz FSB without any problems.
Only recently I tried to push my CPU just that bit further to 200 MHz FSB, when I realized that the real issue, that slowed my PC down was not the CPU, but the RAM which was not operating at 200MHz but only at 166MHz.
Well, after I realized this I tried really anything that was mentioned on the internet about making RAM modules work including
- changing CAS Latency to 2.5 and even to 3
- setting DDR 400 value in BIOS instead of AUTO (and the other way round)
- overclocking my CPU to 200MHz FSB, so there would be no ratio issues
- installing only one module (then the other) and trying to make it run at 200 MHz
- cleaning DIMM sockets on MB and switching the modules
- setting RAM voltage to "High"
- updating my BIOS to the latest version
and any mixtures of the above ;-) But whatever I did this cursed board would still not run the memory at 200 MHz.
I do not know about compatibility of the board and the memory, but the board is certainly designed to run 200 MHz DDR 400 memory, because there is "DDR 400" written on the board itself AND there is the BIOS option for DDR 400 AND the vendors homepage says that the board is DDR 400 compatible and so on...
Ok, so if anyone has any idea of how to make this RAM work at 200 MHz then please let me know. Well and if it's not possible to do this please do not hesitate to tell me either... even if this will not make me very happy...
Greetz,
nine_seven
in February this year I bought the above mentioned RAM modules, so I could take my system to it's limits.
I have an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ CPU installed on this MOBO, which was originally running at 166 MHz FSB and which I overclocked to 190 MHz FSB without any problems.
Only recently I tried to push my CPU just that bit further to 200 MHz FSB, when I realized that the real issue, that slowed my PC down was not the CPU, but the RAM which was not operating at 200MHz but only at 166MHz.
Well, after I realized this I tried really anything that was mentioned on the internet about making RAM modules work including
- changing CAS Latency to 2.5 and even to 3
- setting DDR 400 value in BIOS instead of AUTO (and the other way round)
- overclocking my CPU to 200MHz FSB, so there would be no ratio issues
- installing only one module (then the other) and trying to make it run at 200 MHz
- cleaning DIMM sockets on MB and switching the modules
- setting RAM voltage to "High"
- updating my BIOS to the latest version
and any mixtures of the above ;-) But whatever I did this cursed board would still not run the memory at 200 MHz.
I do not know about compatibility of the board and the memory, but the board is certainly designed to run 200 MHz DDR 400 memory, because there is "DDR 400" written on the board itself AND there is the BIOS option for DDR 400 AND the vendors homepage says that the board is DDR 400 compatible and so on...
Ok, so if anyone has any idea of how to make this RAM work at 200 MHz then please let me know. Well and if it's not possible to do this please do not hesitate to tell me either... even if this will not make me very happy...
Greetz,
nine_seven
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