pc133 problems

[evilmagicnut1]

I recently did an upgrade purchasing an Asus P3V4X, P3667 (slot 1), and a 128 mb sdram with infineon chips. Nothing is overclocked; everything is set to specification.

After installing Windows 98SE, I would get system locks with frozen screen. This happened about 4 times all in under a half hour before I decided to clock the system bus down to 100MHz. Since then I've experienced no system crashes for over an hour.

I suspect there is a problem with the RAM module but this surprises me because the the vendor told me the module was made by Micron... is there any way to verify this? I see numbers on the chips which confirm they are genuine Infineon.

Is it the RAM? What can I try? Opinions please?

 

[dvch]

Try this: set cpu to auto or right on spec. Set mem to auto. Set mem timings to SPD. It could be that you mem is PC 100.Good luck.

 

[prontospyder]

Hmm...Micron memory doesn't have Infineon chips on them.....

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

What are the specs on your DIMM? If its a PC100 module thats your problem.

 

[evilmagicnut1]

I looked up the serial number of the infineon chips and it did match those of a PC133 infineon module I read a review on. I'm fairly certain it is PC133... so the vendor tells me and so I have confirmed based on the chip serial number.

 

[Tonec]

Could it also be your agp/pci dividers, the bios is supposed to change them automatically but you may want to double check anyway.

If not, then maybe updated 4n1 drivers?

In my limited experience, the Infineon is usually good for 140+. Maybe its an older dimm. Try cas 3...

 

[jakoub]

it may be your ram. i have the exact specs (Asus P3V4X, P3667 ),on my machine but have pny pc133 128M ram. everything works perfectly well.

 

[damocles]

I have a PC-133 problem too. I cant afford the damn stuff. I blinked a while back and now its going up and up and up....