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Optimal PC3200 DDR Settings
Name: n3985 Date: April 3, 2003 at 17:50:37 Pacific OS: WinXP PRo CPU/Ram: 1900+/PC3200
Comment:
I have 2 x 256MB of PC3200 CL2 DDR RAM, I was in my BIOS today and here is the current setting for them: T(RAS) 7 T(RCD) 3 T(RP) 3 CAS Latency 2
But, from the vendor who I bought the RAM from, their web site says: 2-6-2 2T Timings
So can someone help? Should I change my values? Thanks
Name: Amourek Date: April 3, 2003 at 18:06:19 Pacific
Reply:
Yes you should since it's rated as being 2-2-2-6. It won't hurt to leave it, but 2-2-2-6 is significantly faster.
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Response Number 2
Name: n3985 Date: April 3, 2003 at 18:11:23 Pacific
Reply:
can you tell which is which? like T(RAS) should be... sorry...new to DDR
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Response Number 3
Name: Amourek Date: April 3, 2003 at 18:25:32 Pacific
Reply:
They should all be set to 2 except for the 7 which should be changed to 6. I never bothered learning what each is called except for CAS Latency which is the most important.
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Response Number 4
Name: n3985 Date: April 3, 2003 at 19:08:02 Pacific
Reply:
OK...big problem, changed values like suggested, computer won't boot, POST error = memory problem, then realized memory frequency is set 166MHz, so I went into the BIOS again, saw the Memory Freq. was set "To SPD" and defualts to 166MHz, so I had to manually adjust to 200MHz, then changed to 2-2-2-6 config, still won't boot, someone please help!
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