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November 19, 2010 at 04:47 PM
cyberghost_1

I have a doubt… concerning RAM compatibility and actual use…

by cyberghost_1 . Updated 15 years, 7 months ago

I am using a Compaq Mini CQ10-120LA Netbook, Intel ATOM N270 1.60GHz, 160GB SATA-II HDD, 1GB DDR2-800 PC6400 RAM and Windows 7 Ultimate OS. My Q has to do with the type of RAM that I have and why its not operating at advertised clock speed? I have EVEREST Ultimate v5.30 and it displays that my RAM is DDR2-800 in single channel mode so its actually DDR2-400…BUT the benchmark and Chipset results say that its DDR2-533 and the actual clock speed is 266MHz…what is the reason for this?? My supported Memory types are DDR2-400 and DDR2-533 up to 2GB. CPU-Z gives me the same info…why is my RAM not operating as its supposed to as far as clock speed?? Its the factory RAM module and it should be running at 400MHz since its Single channel but its running at 266MHz as if it were DDR2-533… I would appreciate some clarification on this please…

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