Detecting Memory Speed

[The Hobo]

I can't seem to find anything on the stick itself, and I threw out the package. So how can I tell how fast my memory is? 333Mhz, etc? When I boot up, it shows it as like 166Mhz or something, but I know it's faster than that.

[ALL]

try checking the bios, some times it sayes how fast the ram is, (if you dont know) either press F2, F10 or Delete while the computer first starts up repedidely

if it doesnt show there, open the case up and see if the ram as a sticker on it or somthing.

[The Hobo]

try checking the bios, some times it sayes how fast the ram is, (if you dont know) either press F2, F10 or Delete while the computer first starts up repedidely

if it doesnt show there, open the case up and see if the ram as a sticker on it or somthing.

I can't seem to find anything on the stick itself. When I boot up, it shows it as like 166Mhz or something.

[ALL]

but in the bios it self, does it say anything about the memory speed, like in the advanced settings, or info?

[si_the_geek]

Is there anything at all written on the memory? There is usually enough info to find out the specs from the manufacturers web site.

[The Hobo]

256 MB DDR DIMM,N
32WND PO 120986

I thought the last # was maybe a unique product number, so I checked PNY's website, but couldn't find anything to help.

[si_the_geek]

Hmm, its not quite - their old part numbers are in the form 128S133 (<size>S<speed>).

I've had a bit of a look around but can't find anything useful

All I can assume is that the 32 stands for PC3200 (400MHz), as their current part numbers are in the following form:

D256MPC27OPT (PC2700)
D256MPC32OPT (PC3200)

[visualAd]

What is your mother board model? If it is saying the clock speed of the memory is 166Mhz, then you should multiply this number by two / four to get the effective clock speed as most modern motherboards send data either 2 or 4 times per clock cycle.

My guess is, is that its 333Mhz, as I've never seen a 666Mhz memory module.

[The Hobo]

visualAd, you are correct. I actually just found the package among some junk in my room, and it's PC2700 DDR333. Is there something I need to do to set the clock speed, or is it correct?

[visualAd]

Just put the memory in - the motherboard will sense its maximum speed.