Ram isnt working to potential?

[TryingtoLearn]

Ram:256 Crucial DDR 266 mhz Ram
CPU:Amd Ahtlon Xp 2000+
Mobo:Ecs K7s5a
In the Ecs Bios, it gives me three options to change the cpu speed.
CPU 100(mhz) by 100 Ram
CPU 100 by 130 Ram
CPU 130 by 130 Ram
It only works on the 100 by 100 mhz option? It should be able to run on a much higher speed. Please any suggestions are welcome.

 

[Crashman]

There might be a jumper on the board to switch to 133MHz bus mode. But the proper setting is 133MHz by 133MHz, which is DDR266, the speed for both XP processor busses and PC2100 memory.

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[TryingtoLearn]

Is anyone familiar with this mobo and can help me out?

 

[TryingtoLearn]

Could it have something to do with my power supply? Im running my computer with a 250 watt power supply.

 

[RobD]

The ECS K7S5A, a classic no nonsense board!
I used to run this, prior to a major upgrade.
As Crashman said, the only way to get it running fully is 133MHz by 133MHz, otherwise you CPU will show as a much lower model. (Caught me out on first boot!)
Can't recall a jumper on the board, but I'll check my documentation when I get home.

 

[Crashman]

It's either a jumper or a BIOS setting, it's been a while since I've seen a K7S5A.

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[RobD]

Dug out the old K7S5A manual..
Set the CPU Frequency to 133MHz, DRAM Frequency to 133MHz for optimal performance.
No jumpers, as I thought.
Hope this helps.

 

[YATLA]

I have the K7S5A, and there is no jumper setting for FSB/memory, it's set in the BIOS which was pointed out should be 133/133. You might try increasing the CAS Latency (Advanced tab in BIOS) from default of SPD (which is probably 2.5 depending on your memeory) to 3T. I had some stability problems with the default timing settings and chnaged to either CL 2 or 3 worked fine but not at 2.5.

Also, you might try flashing the BIOS to the latest version.

LAst thought...if it doesn't work in 100/133 mode, then you may have a bad memory stick, test it with MEMTEST86 which is freeware.