Gen 1 Memory Upgrade Question...

[drivie]

I've read a lot of threads here regarding memory upgrades but I still have a question. Has anyone attempted to add CAS 2.5 DDR400 RAM to an XPS Gen1? If so, did the timings drop back to 3-3-3-8 or did they remain at 2.5-3-3-6? Also, did the speed show in the BIOS as 400MHz or did it drop to 333MHz.

The reason I ask this is because I read a review where the reviewer mentions successfully using CAS 2.5 RAM at it's default timings without an issue.

Thank you for any assistance,

Drivie

[crusier]

The cas 2.5 detects and runs at 400mhz if the spd info is the same on all the memory sticks. Mix them and you drop back to 333mhz.

[drivie]

Cruiser,

Thanks for the updated info. Appreciate it!

Drivie

[drivie]

Just wanted to report back that I ordered a matched pair of 1GB modules with CAS timings 2.5-3-3-6 and installed them into my Gen 1 successfully. BIOS reports memory speed of 400Mhz and CPU-Z reports PAT: Enabled and timings are reported correctly as well.

Thank you for your assistance Cruiser!

Drivie