My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I use
DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz for
SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by the
DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I ugrade
the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?

Thanks
Kenneth

Kenlo

You can use one or the other, not both.. leave the BIOS as it is.. DDR
memory sorts itself out..

When upgrading BIOS, it is imperative that you use the correct type..
mistakes here are costly, as the wrong BIOS upgrade will leave you with a
bill for a new motherboard.. if it ain't broke, don't fix it..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"kenlo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FF6F1955-0C03-4220-9B1C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I
> use
> DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz
> for
> SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by
> the
> DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I
> ugrade
> the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>
> Thanks
> Kenneth

Do yuo know MB mfg?
Have yuo contacted them?
That's what I did.

"kenlo" wrote:

> My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I use
> DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz for
> SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by the
> DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I ugrade
> the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>
> Thanks
> Kenneth

Actually the chip set will only run at 133 or 100 mhz with a socket 370
processor.

"kenlo" wrote:

> My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I use
> DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz for
> SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by the
> DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I ugrade
> the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>
> Thanks
> Kenneth

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:49:02 -0800, "kenlo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I use
>DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz for
>SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by the
>DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I ugrade
>the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>
>Thanks
>Kenneth

Wrong place to ask. You mainboard and BIOS questions have nothing to
do with XP and hardware.

DDR is hardware. Without RAM Windows XP will not run. This ***IS*** a
windows XP hardware group.



--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:49:02 -0800, "kenlo"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I
>>use
>>DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz
>>for
>>SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by
>>the
>>DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I
>>ugrade
>>the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Kenneth
>
> Wrong place to ask. You mainboard and BIOS questions have nothing to
> do with XP and hardware.
>

XP doesn't care what type of memory your MB has or requires. It just
uses whatever memory is correctly installed.

So no, this question does NOT belong here.

NEXT.

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 03:05:57 -0500, "Richard Urban"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>DDR is hardware. Without RAM Windows XP will not run. This ***IS*** a
>windows XP hardware group.
>
>
>
>--
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Urban
>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
>Quote from George Ankner:
>If you knew as much as you think you know,
>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:49:02 -0800, "kenlo"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>My motherboard has a pair of DDR and another pair of SDRAM ram slots. I
>>>use
>>>DDR so the SDRAM is emply. The BIOS has a selection of 100mhz or 133 mhz
>>>for
>>>SDRAM. I wonder if the speed applies since the motherboard should go by
>>>the
>>>DDR. There is no DDR selection. Do I have to update the BIOS? If I
>>>ugrade
>>>the BIOS, do I have to use the same brand?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Kenneth
>>
>> Wrong place to ask. You mainboard and BIOS questions have nothing to
>> do with XP and hardware.
>>