pc3200 memeory issue

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I've bought a PC3200 1GB memory dimm for my Asrock K7VT4A Pro based PC tower which has an Athlon 2500+ (Barton) CPU @ 333FSB.

The Asrock K7VT4A Pro manual states for PC3200 memory, only one slot can be use at up to 1GB capacity.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/VIA/K7VT4A PRO/

However with the PC3200 installed, I ran CPUID which confirmed the memory was running as PC2700 (166MHz)

I also have an Intel P4 based machine which is happy running the PC3200 dimm as PC3200 (200MHz) as confirmed by CPUID.

 

[whyme!]

have you got latest bios, and do you have any other memory installed.
Make sure the make of memory (manufacturer) is listed as a supported make
http://www.asrock.com/MB/overview.asp?cat=Download&os=BIOS&Model=K7VT4A PRO

include the "pro! in url

Also read
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=FAQ&Model=K7VT4A
( click on) Question (Q&A-12)

Is it to do with the FSB speed?

But to be honest, only using 1GB of memory i would not worry

 

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Thanks for that Whyme


Since posting my question, I had the thought of looking in the BIOS which yes, is the latest version.

The memory frequency was set to Auto so I set it manually to DDR400 and I got the full memory speed - at least according to CPU-Z.


Unlike Gigabyte which is my favourite brand of MBoard, Asrock boards don't confirm memory speed when booting.