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i just installed two stripps of memory , the bios says its 512mb/166mhz
ddr333

i bought it as 512mb 400 3200,
have ii been ripped off , or as i suspect , i dont understand the numbers
games, can anyone axplain please
brian

 

[Dave]

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What frequency is your CPU set to? If 166, it likely the BIOS has the RAM
in sync.

Dave


"BMEL" <BMEL.SMITH@VIRGIN.NET> wrote in message
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>i just installed two stripps of memory , the bios says its 512mb/166mhz
>ddr333
>
> i bought it as 512mb 400 3200,
> have ii been ripped off , or as i suspect , i dont understand the numbers
> games, can anyone axplain please
> brian
>

 

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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:06:05 +0000, BMEL wrote:

> i just installed two stripps of memory , the bios says its 512mb/166mhz
> ddr333. i bought it as 512mb 400 3200, have ii been ripped off , or
> as i suspect , i dont understand the numbers games, can anyone axplain
> please
>
PC3200 is rated for a max bus speed of 200MHz (DDR400). The MB/bios
controls what the bus speed is initially set to. Most MB's use BySPD as
default. That means it reads the timing data provoded by the ram to set
the default speed. Most (maybe all) ram sets this to lower than max
settings for compatabilty purposes. I don't think any set this higher than
166Mhz, even if it's rated a lot faster. My PC3700 also defaults to 166MHz
using BySpd. Most incompatabilty problems arise because of the other
timings provided BySPD and the MB's bios misinterpreting them and setting
them wrong. During your bios setup, it's your responsibility to set the
timings manually, or just leave them alone if it's working ok. If you have
a system that won't boot from a default bios because of ram
incompatabilities then you have 2 choices, change MB's, or change ram. But
the problem is actually in the MB bios. Once the MB manufacturere fixes it
(if they ever do) then the problem will disappear.

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more info re my system
it has a asrosk k7vt6 mb , the manual says it suppports pc3200 ddr 400,
pc2700 ddr 330 ,pc2100 ddr266
i have a amd athlon xp 3000 processor 400mhz
i hav an old video card 32mb all in wonder pro
a new 300gb matrox diamond max 10 which sounds like a food mixer (is that
normal or should i contact the sales team for a return )

hope this helps further

brian

"Wes Newell" <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:06:05 +0000, BMEL wrote:
>
>> i just installed two stripps of memory , the bios says its 512mb/166mhz
>> ddr333. i bought it as 512mb 400 3200, have ii been ripped off , or
>> as i suspect , i dont understand the numbers games, can anyone axplain
>> please
>>
> PC3200 is rated for a max bus speed of 200MHz (DDR400). The MB/bios
> controls what the bus speed is initially set to. Most MB's use BySPD as
> default. That means it reads the timing data provoded by the ram to set
> the default speed. Most (maybe all) ram sets this to lower than max
> settings for compatabilty purposes. I don't think any set this higher than
> 166Mhz, even if it's rated a lot faster. My PC3700 also defaults to 166MHz
> using BySpd. Most incompatabilty problems arise because of the other
> timings provided BySPD and the MB's bios misinterpreting them and setting
> them wrong. During your bios setup, it's your responsibility to set the
> timings manually, or just leave them alone if it's working ok. If you have
> a system that won't boot from a default bios because of ram
> incompatabilities then you have 2 choices, change MB's, or change ram. But
> the problem is actually in the MB bios. Once the MB manufacturere fixes it
> (if they ever do) then the problem will disappear.
>
> --
> Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
> My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
> Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm
>

 

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"Wes Newell" <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote
> the problem is actually in the MB bios. Once the MB manufacturere fixes it
> (if they ever do) then the problem will disappear.

Wes, actually once I ordered pc133 and was sent pc100. Took me a while to
discover it.


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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:23:13 +0000, BMEL wrote:

> i have a new 300gb matrox diamond max 10 which sounds like a
> food mixer (is that normal or should i contact the sales team for a
> return )
>
Hard drives should have a steady noise/hum/whine or whatever you want to
call it just like a fan when idle. With access head movement should be
like little clicks and could be erratic on a fagmneted drive. The sound of
a food mixer depends on what's in it you're mixing/chopping/whatever so I
can't make a comparision.

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im affraid the mixing sound isnt like making a sponge cake , its more like
taking the nuts feom a car engine, putting them into a metal tin , then
trying to blend them with a mixer .
at first i thought my old powersuply was under powered so i added a new 550
w suply , but with no benefir to the noise, it does seem quieter when not
searching , but when the heads search, thats when the noise appears

"Wes Newell" <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.02.20.06.30.49.751365@TAKEOUTverizon.net...
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:23:13 +0000, BMEL wrote:
>
>> i have a new 300gb matrox diamond max 10 which sounds like a
>> food mixer (is that normal or should i contact the sales team for a
>> return )
>>
> Hard drives should have a steady noise/hum/whine or whatever you want to
> call it just like a fan when idle. With access head movement should be
> like little clicks and could be erratic on a fagmneted drive. The sound of
> a food mixer depends on what's in it you're mixing/chopping/whatever so I
> can't make a comparision.
>
> --
> Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
> My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
> Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm
>

 

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:09:25 +0000, BMEL wrote:

> im affraid the mixing sound isnt like making a sponge cake , its more like
> taking the nuts feom a car engine, putting them into a metal tin , then
> trying to blend them with a mixer .
> at first i thought my old powersuply was under powered so i added a new
> 550 w suply , but with no benefir to the noise, it does seem quieter when
> not searching , but when the heads search, thats when the noise appears
>
Can't tell for certain but it sure sounds like bad bearings. Have a friend
liston to it to another opinion, or take it to a shop and get their
opinion.

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My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm