How can I tell if the SocketA mobo in my Micron is capable of 133Mhz memory bus?

[KDOG]

SO I can pick either PC100 or PC133 memory to put in here....It has 64MB PC100 in it now...

 

[lumpyhed2]

i think it'll only run at 100mhz regardless unless you upgrade to a KT133A based motherboard..

 

[odog]

i'd think if that micron might have cut corners went the stability route and used a AMD 750 based socketA mobo.... only reason i say that is.... they used PC100(since it's not like PC133 would have cost them more)

 

[KDOG]

No, its a VIA based motherboard I looked

 

[Dark4ng3l]

The only way to run at 133fsb is to use fsb+pci clock. It wont support 133fsb athlons though.

 

[odog]

if it has a via based socketA chipset then it would have to be KT133 based mobo.... and should support 133 mhz for memory

 

[noxipoo]

yeah, from what you are seem to be asking, you aren't getting the fsb to 133 but just pc133 ram, which is fine for VIA socketa mobo.
[edit] just saw your sig. its a duron, which means it a VIA board. plus its a socketA (why am i think thinking AMD750 for socketa? sheesh), fsb to 133 is prob not gonna happen but pc133 ram is a go. But if you stick in pc133 with the pc100 you already have, its prob gonna run at pc100.

 

[Dulanic]

Aye if you have a VIA based Socket A board then it supports PC133.

 

[Dulanic]

Id get PC133 even if you have 100 now.... that way it will be more usable at a later date if you upgrade or get rid of the 64MB PC100.

 

[Rand]

It should be a KT133 based board, so theoretically you could clock the RAM at 133MHz on it, but Micron might have removed the option to set fsb+pci selection in the BIOS.

 

[Howard]

On a normal board you could set the memory clock to 133 but leave FSB to 100.