RAM Help

[bmoney]

Hey Everyone,
I need some help. My computer is only running 512mb of PC4000 right now, so I decided to upgrade another 2gb to put me at 2.5gb of ram. But the 2gb of ram I bought is PC3200. It was cheaper to buy and Fry's wasn't selling any PC4000 so I was forced to get PC3200. So now my question is how do I change the timings on the RAM clocked higher than the PC3200? Any help appreciated. I do know I have to go through my bios settings but I'm not sure where to start with that.

 

[bicycle_wreck]

More information about your system would be useful. The options you are looking for are in your BIOS, and most likely under "Advanced Chipset Features," and/or "Advanced BIOS Features," but it depends on your motherboard and BIOS.

If you set the speeds manually, you can set them to the lowest clocks of the two sets, in this case PC3200/DDR-400, so you would set the RAM clock to 200mhz (200 x 2 = DoubleDataRate-400). Some motherboards will automatically set the faster RAM to the slower clock between the two sets to avoid overclocking the slower RAM. You need to underclock your PC4000, not overclock your PC3200.