Auto Memory Downgrading

Meltdown · Feb 16, 2004, 10:41 AM

One of the boards I have is an ECS K7AMA that supports SDRAM 133 and DDRAM 266.
I went looking for new memory modules and could only find DDR333 because 266 is now
hard to find. The guy I spoke to said I could use the DDR333 module in the DDR266 dimm
slot and then the chip would automatically downgrade the the voltage speed to 266

Is this true?

Can this be done

Have you heard of anyone doing this ? and if so has is worked ? , I would hate to and spend
mucho deutch on something and it doesn't work. i would really appreciate any help on this topic.

Shot Guys

TwistedMetal · Feb 16, 2004, 10:44 AM

I will say this, I have put PC133 in a PC100 slot before, and it did downgrade it. All I can say is try it, if you put the RAM in, and hit the power ON button. You get a BLANK SCREEN and/or BEEPING ERROR NOISES then the motherboard won't take the RAM.

Meltdown · Feb 16, 2004, 11:15 AM

Thanks Bro, I'll give it a try. (Hoping that my Bios and (conductive-metal-operating-system) don't short out
and blow up in my face.

Vampyromaniac · Feb 16, 2004, 07:40 PM

Yes, it should work.

Feb 16, 2004, 10:41 AM	#1
Meltdown DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Johannesburg, ZA Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Auto Memory Downgrading One of the boards I have is an ECS K7AMA that supports SDRAM 133 and DDRAM 266. I went looking for new memory modules and could only find DDR333 because 266 is now hard to find. The guy I spoke to said I could use the DDR333 module in the DDR266 dimm slot and then the chip would automatically downgrade the the voltage speed to 266 Is this true? Can this be done Have you heard of anyone doing this ? and if so has is worked ? , I would hate to and spend mucho deutch on something and it doesn't work. i would really appreciate any help on this topic. Shot Guys

Feb 16, 2004, 10:44 AM	#2
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	I will say this, I have put PC133 in a PC100 slot before, and it did downgrade it. All I can say is try it, if you put the RAM in, and hit the power ON button. You get a BLANK SCREEN and/or BEEPING ERROR NOISES then the motherboard won't take the RAM. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Feb 16, 2004, 07:40 PM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Yes, it should work. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Feb 16, 2004, 11:15 AM	Thread Starter #3
Meltdown DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Johannesburg, ZA Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Bro, I'll give it a try. (Hoping that my Bios and (conductive-metal-operating-system) don't short out and blow up in my face.