Hello. I'm running an Epox EP-8RDA+ mobo and recently added PC3200 DDR400 memory to it. The person that initially built it had PC2700 in it to save money. Normally, I'd have bought 2 1024 sticks, but I was able to find a crazy deal on 512 sticks of Kingston Value RAM. I've got 3 512 sticks of that now (KVR400/512R).
When running the PC2700, I believe I remember it running at 200MHz. The PC3200 I just installed runs at the same frequency rather than the 400MHz I figured I'd be able to pull out of it.
My question is this: Is there anything I'm doing incorrectly that is impeding a faster memory frequency? Some of the topics I've read up on seem to indicate that this board has issues with memory. Would a BIOS update allow for better memory compatibilty? The BIOS update notes from Epox didn't do me much good.
Here's my BIOS info:
BIOS Type Award
Award BIOS Type Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message 03/05/2003 For nForce2-ST Chipset
System BIOS Date 03/05/03
Video BIOS Date 07/19/04
BIOS Manufacturer
Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Product Information http://www.phoenix.com/en/products/default.htm
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport.com/biosagent/index.cfm?refererid=40
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
When running the PC2700, I believe I remember it running at 200MHz. The PC3200 I just installed runs at the same frequency rather than the 400MHz I figured I'd be able to pull out of it.
My question is this: Is there anything I'm doing incorrectly that is impeding a faster memory frequency? Some of the topics I've read up on seem to indicate that this board has issues with memory. Would a BIOS update allow for better memory compatibilty? The BIOS update notes from Epox didn't do me much good.
Here's my BIOS info:
BIOS Type Award
Award BIOS Type Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message 03/05/2003 For nForce2-ST Chipset
System BIOS Date 03/05/03
Video BIOS Date 07/19/04
BIOS Manufacturer
Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Product Information http://www.phoenix.com/en/products/default.htm
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport.com/biosagent/index.cfm?refererid=40
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.