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more than likely the ram is high density and not true 66mhz. What they do is
take 100mhz and clock it down to 66. Some times it works some time it
doesn't. Check to the last number on the ram chip, if it is a 10 it is 66mhz
if it is less than 10 then it is not 66mhz.
"Barry Ward" <baz@powerup.com.au> wrote in message news:3b270180@grissom...
> I have an old P233MMX which uses an Intel TX chipset on an Oktek
motherboard
> and has been running 2x32 meg of 66 meghz SDRAM
>
> The motherboard manual specifically states that it will allow RAM sizes up
> to 128 meg , single or double side can be used in either of the 2 DIMM
> slots - up to a max of 256 megs.
>
> I have removed the 66 meg RAM and replaced them with 1 stick of 128 meg
P133
> RAM -- the BIOS and Windows will only recognise 32 meg.  If I place one of
> the old 32 meg sticks back in as well as the 128 , it then recognises a
> total of 64 meg.  This occurs with all combinations using the 2 DIMM
slots.
>
> Looking at the "chipset details" setup page in the BIOS reveals all kinds
of
> setting relating to RAM timing -- most of which I don't understand . These
> include such things as DRAM Read and Write burst timing, RAS to CAS delay,
> DRAM PAGE Idle timer, etc, etc.
>
> I'm pretty sure that these timings are affecting the bios inability to
> recognise the full 128 meg -- but not sure..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Barry in Brisbane Australia
>
>