-=PCTechTalk=- Re: incompatible RAM?

Hi Jo Ann,
    That ECS is a budget board and may not be able to handle RAM that is not 
factory set to the exact specs the board expects.  I'll suggest going into 
the BIOS and manually setting the latency timing specs for the memory 
(timing parameters appear as 2-3-2-6-T1 or some variation), but there's no 
guarantee that a board at this level will include the ability to adjust 
those timings.

    Every mobo maker includes a list of memory that has been tested and is 
known to work with that board.  Below is the full link to the page specific 
to this board (Copy/Paste all parts into your browser).  In the Related 
Links section (lower left), you'll see a link for the QVL Memory.  That's 
the list of recommended RAM for this board.

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?DetailID=857&CategoryID=1&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=123&LanID=0

Peace,
Gman

"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 6:45 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- incompatible RAM?


> I'm replacing the mobo and processor in a friends computer. Using a ECS
> GeForce6100PM-M2 V 2.0 board with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 CPU. Her RAM
> was DDR and this needs DDR2. Had two one gig sticks I bought on sale
> recently. It's Rendition DDR2 5300 NonEEC DIMMS. Can't get the board to
> boot with it. Borrowed a stick of Gskill from my son. and booted fine.
> Is there some way I can adjust Bios settings to make this RAM work, or
> do I just need to get some more.
>
> Jo Ann 

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