BIOS Hidden Settings

[burakc]

Hi everyone,

I have a Packard Bell TM85 notebook. I bought a new 1600mhz 4gb DD3 memory but my motherboard support max 1033 mhz. when I put my new memory into my notebook, my computer doesnt open. I think I have to enter the BIOS and change the memory mhz setup.

But when I enter the BIOS (It is Insydeh20) I can only see the basic settings and can not see and settings about the memory.

How can I solve this problem?

 

[junkeymonkey]

maybe not ? it can just be a proprietary bios that don't allow any tampering /adjusting or hardware changes outside of what the factory put in it .. maybe just a packerd bell one way street ??

 

[bgunner]

Laptops for the most part have locked BIOS restricting the adjustable settings. There are exceptions to this but are usually limited to high end gaming laptops. When it comes to laptop memory you need to really do some research and get the proper frequency because more times than not the BIOS will not allow the system to boot with a higher frequency module inserted. Most user built desktops will set the memory to a usable default frequency to allow booting but laptops differ because of the locked bios settings. The system is set to operate with stock hardware at stock speeds so many times only the amount of memory can be increased.

 

[junkeymonkey]

heres a forum on bios for the Insydeh ? maybe something in one of them could help ?/

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Forum-Insyde-BIOS-Unlocking-Requests

though I'm no fan of running or flashing to 3ed party mods , but looks like if you want it unlocked maybe all you got going ?? [this is not a recommendation ]

 

[burakc]

guys I will change the memory and I dont wanna make another mistake. could you help me one more time?

If I change my 1600mhz memory with a 1066 mhz memory does it work 100%? I afraid of that my current memoris are working on 667mhz as you can see below report.



My cpu-z report as below:

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 8)
Number of threads 4 (max 16)
Name Intel Core i5 480M
Codename Arrandale
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 989 rPGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.5.5
Extended CPUID 6.25
Core Stepping K0
Technology 32 nm
Core Speed 1197.1 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 9.0 x 133.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 2394.3 MHz
Stock frequency 2666 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L3 cache 3 MBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes


Turbo Mode supported, enabled
Max turbo frequency 2933 MHz
Max non-turbo ratio 20x
Max turbo ratio 22x
Max efficiency ratio 9x
Max bus number 255
Attached device PCI device at bus 255, device 2, function 1

Temperature 0 65°C (149°F) [0x28] (Core #0)

Chipset
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Northbridge Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge rev. 02
Southbridge Intel HM55 rev. 05
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 3 GBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 532.1 MHz (4:16)
CAS# latency (CL) 7.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 7
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7
Cycle Time (tRAS) 20
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 86
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Host Bridge 0x0044
Host Bridge 0x2C62
Host Bridge 0x2D01
Host Bridge 0x2D10
Host Bridge 0x2D11
Host Bridge 0x2D12
Host Bridge 0x2D13

MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED10000
MCHBAR I/O Size 4096
MCHBAR registers

Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format SO-DIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Kingston (7F980000000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number ACR128X64D3S1333C9
Serial number 48362302
Manufacturing date Week 38/Year 10
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-19 @ 380 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 666 MHz

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format SO-DIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Samsung (CE000000000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number M471B5773CHS-CH9
Serial number 96F68D02
Manufacturing date Week 37/Year 10
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-19 @ 380 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 666 MHz

DMI Processor
manufacturer Intel(R) Corporation
model Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz
clock speed 2650.0 MHz
FSB speed 1066.0 MHz
multiplier 2.5x

 

[junkeymonkey]

I did see a deal on a service manual thing on your laptop and it states you got to use memory they recommend/allow - not just any you want , and it needs to be ""L'' series [low voltage] I believe as well

you need to see from packerd bell what they do allow on that or find your laptops upgrading compatibility list if they got one

out side of that your guessing and hoping with all your fingers crossed

sad thing is you google packerd bell tm85 notebook or what ever and nothing from packerd bell pops up no manufactures sits no support pages from them nothing just 3ed party things [hint -hint]

nothing
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/pb/en/GB/content/download