my DDR2 533 is running as DDR 199

[pacsum]

I recently bought an inspiron 1501 with 1GB DDR2 533 but when I runned memtest86 it shows that I have a DDR 199 @ 90 mhz. What it could be?
BTW I use Ubuntu as main OS and XP as game OS. I have also runned "rightmark memory analyzer" on XP and it shows the same.

 

[miahallen]

Have you checked if there are any user adjustable settings in the BIOS?

 

[pacsum]

At least not for the memory. In the memtest there are some options to alter the ram, such as CL, tRCD and tRP.
BTW the latency is 1-1-1-5 <maybe that's the problem.

 

[miahallen]

Yeah, something is wrong..."1-1-1-5" - that's impossible.

 

[rammedstein]

i dunno, at 90mhz... wiht some extremem voltage, i rockon the good stuff could do that.

 

[o1die]

I've had similar readings with certain versions of cpu-z. I wouldn't worry about it if your system is stable. If these readings are from the bios, you can flash it, just be careful. I've had 2 or 3 dead boards in 15 years of flashing.

 

[randomizer]

Wow you got some uber RAM there with those timings :lol:

But at 90MHz... gee... I don't think even those timings can save you.

 

[rammedstein]

yeah, oh, btw, sorry about the completely illegable writing on my part, usually it is fine but others it is shocking.

"I don't know, at 90mhz... with some extreme mem voltage, I think the good stuff could do that."

 

[randomizer]

Or unless you know how to fix it if it screws up