Re: RAM Voltage

On 2008-08-09, Twayne hit the keyboard and wrote:
Hi,

Here's a simple one, I think, for anyone with memory experience.

Current RAM is read by SIW as SSTL 2.5V. All RAM I can find at places
like Crucial, etc. are labelled as 2.6V.

Does the 2.5 vs 2.6 V matter?

What might the SSTL stand for?

I have a 256 Meg Walmart machine apparently made by Balance Digital
Technology, who no longer makes desktop but does appear to make laptops,
but they are a manufacturer & won't talk to anyone. Walmart of course
just says "HUH?"
All I want to do is take it from 256 to 512 or a Gig depending on
whether i can work out the voltage question. Machine called 3 GHz but
actually has a 2.4 GHz Celeron in it.

You see this value during boot-up (POST message) right? This
could be that in the BIOS very often very *conservative*
settings are used, and changing a few items could get it to
run a bit faster. Unless of course you have a manual for the
PC that specifically says that the CPU tops at 2.4 GHz.

I run a AMD 1800 Athlon for a few month at 1500, til I
realized the shop where they put the thing together set it
wrong, and I got it running at 1900. To get precise
information on that look up "overclocking" not that I'd
advice to run the CPU out of specifications, but just so
that you can see what's involved.

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Cpu Socket Socket 478

Max CPU Speed 3066 MHz (but running in 2.4 GHz machine).

Trimming your post I see that indeed you have room to *upper* it.
It's like driving down the road with just the 3. gear, while the
gearbox has 5. ..:-)

Do you need the faster speed?


Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on the voltage issue. Or
anything else for that matter.



Twayne




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