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    Inspiron 1501 - memory running at 266mhz not 333?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by darkmagic, Feb 5, 2008.

  1. darkmagic

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    Hi Everyone,

    I picked up an Inspiron 1501 for a great deal and I noticed my memory is only running at 266mhz and not 333mhz

    I have Vista Ultimate 32bit running and I was wondering if there is a way to set the memory speed.

    I checked the memory speed using Sisoft software and it also showed that the memory was capable of running at 333.

    any ideas?
     
    darkmagic, Feb 5, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You cannot just set the speed of the memory bus. My guess is that your processor has a 533MHz/266MHz bus, which keeps the memory from running faster.

    What processor do you have?

    Capable of 333MHz and running 333MHz are two different things, and a few things can affect that speed.
     
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    I have the amd Athlon X2 Tk-55 (1.6 dual core I believe)

    I thought the bus speed would be dependant on the speed of the memory chips?
     
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    nevermind - I found the issue! the FSB is 533 and is limiting the memory and cpu from going to it's fullest potential. :(

    anyone know how to get a new bios that would allow making the fsb 667 instead of the 533?
     
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    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    BIOS upgrades do not magically change your hardware specs...
     
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    I was just wondering is the 533 bus is limited by hardware or by software(bios)

    no magical bios upgrades expected here
     
    darkmagic, Feb 5, 2008
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