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    Upgraded RAM not firing at specified frequency: gives me 266MHz vs. 533MHz

    Discussion in 'HP' started by smiley_lauf, Oct 14, 2007.

  1. smiley_lauf

    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there (my first post here).

    I have a HP Compaq nw8240 notebook with native slot 1024MB DDRII 533MHz RAM (Micron technology) ; I bought another stick from crucial with the same specs (but Samsung) 1024MB 533MHz. BIOS recognised the new stick and asked to confirm the upgrade to 2048MB. I expected to see a noticeable difference in performance, but go the feeling that after the upgrade the system was less responsive. So I downloaded CPU-Z to see how the 2 RAM sticks were performing. I see in the memory and SPD tabs that the RAM is firing at 266MHz, and not 533Mhz.

    I have attached the screenshots from the 2 slots (Slot#1, Slot#2). EDIT: {sorry not sure how to post screenshots on this forum)

    Can someone explain to me what is going on? Did I buy a wrong memory module? ( Double checked with Crucial, and made sure I will not have incompatibility issues). How do I rectify this?

    Please help me as I am not an expert, but understand some technical stuff.

    Much appreciated,
    S :confused:
     
    smiley_lauf, Oct 14, 2007
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  2. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    DDR= Double Data Rate, so multiply 266 x 2. The reading is correct.
     
    R4000, Oct 14, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Wow, this is becoming the new "Can I Upgrade My GPU Question". Someone care to add this into a RAM Guide (powerpack)?
     
    Lithus, Oct 14, 2007
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  4. smiley_lauf

    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you all, I do not feel that confused now. Much appreciated
     
    smiley_lauf, Oct 15, 2007
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    I'd check the bios reading just to be sure when questioning your ram speed.
     
    redemtious, Oct 15, 2007
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    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    How do I do this? Get into BIOS by pressing F10?? And then what do I check out? where?

    Thanks, sorry for being so dudd.
     
    smiley_lauf, Oct 15, 2007
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