bios settings to get xp2600 running at correct speed?

ive just installed a xp2600 into a msi mb but it hasn't detected it at the correct speed?

what should i set the FSB and Ratio to so i can obtain the correct speed for an AMD xp2600??

cheers

RF

What is it being detected as? There are 2 versions of the 2600xp. If your says it has the 333mhz fsb, it should have a multiplier of 12.5. If the 266mhz fsb, it should have a multiplier of 16.

its the 333MHz version - at least that is the one i ordered

it is currently just being something like 1250

so should i set the FSB to.....333?? with 12.5x?? seems too much..

cheers

RF

Actually, you would set it to 166, (its DDR, so it gets multiplied by 2, giving 333mhz). I believe there's a jumper somewhere you'll have to set to 166.
What mobo? Be sure you have latest bios, that can cause problems.

I think i can do that in the bios on this mobo... MSI KT4V

thanks for your help i will give it a go

RF

yes!! that has worked a treat !!

thanks very much

RF

Dave, is DDR exactly twice as fast? I'm using normal pc133 right now. If DDR is really that beneficial, I'll do an upgrade.

DDR is twice as fast as regular sd-ram, but that doesn't mean a 50% increase in performance or anything. It would be a modest speed increase. Be sure your board supports ddr, instead of just sdram if its older.