Memory Timings

[Badwish]

Hello, this is my first post here so I'm hoping I can get some help. I was installing windows on someones computer, ran into some small problems.. When I had to reset cmos I didnt know that they had mismatched ram. So I have to change the settings in the bios before I add the second stick and so far I'm not really sure what I should do.

Stick 1: 256mb pc2100 Samsung ( since thats the only ram that will run by its self in the computer the timings showed 2.5-3-3-6

Stick 2: 256mb pc2700 Nanya (Dont know timings)

In the bios there isnt a "Auto" option like there is on mine for mismatched :( theres two things..

Ones for the frequency its ran at its options are "SPD, 100, 133, 166, 200" Then the timings options are "SPD, MANUAL" Well I guessed to put the frequency at 133, but I'm not sure what all of the manual timings to put.

In the Bios these are what I can choose from in the manual timings selection.

CAS "2/2.5/3/1.5"
Trp "2/3"
Trcd "2/3"
Tras "6/7"

For the second stick of ram this is the info on the stick

Nanya 256mb pc2600

NT5DS16M8AT-7K
1330DBPT

Any help would be deeply appreciated.

[SewerBeing]

spd=133

CAS=2.5
TRP=3
TRCD=3
TRAS=6

now if that does not boot try CAS=3 and TRAS=7.

[Badwish]

Thanks so much, will try and let you know. :)

[Badwish]

Aww nothing, it'll just beep in long beeps as long as I keep it on. No certain amount of beeps. Any other ideas.

Edit** Also theres a bank interleave option, gives me
"Disabled, 2 bank, 4 bank..."

[SewerBeing]

did you try the looser timings? Also which slots is the ram in and what do you have the bank interleave on now? And WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!

[Badwish]

Thanks for the welcome, the bank interleave was at default disabled when timings were turned to manual. So since, I didnt mess with it because I didnt know what it is. Theres three slots on this board, their in the first and second slot like they were when I received the tower to format it. I've got no idea about looser settings and memory timings, why I came here :P lol. Thanks for the time to help.

[Badwish]

Booted up a couple seconds with 2.5-3-3-7 then some error happen and it wont let me again.

Edit* Any other ideas please? I'd appreciate it.

[SewerBeing]

pull the cmos batter (its the only one on the mobo) and then try again. Then set it to 3-3-3-7 and if that won't run pull out one stick and see if it will run if no then you have the problem if yes then try the other.

[Badwish]

At 3-3-3-7 neither chips ran. I just put it back to 2.5-3-3-7 after clearing cmos and its running fine so far. About to run memtest86 and see what it says. Is there something else I could run for better results..? I've never ran memtest just heard about it. I think the errors were coming from before because norton had screwed up so I formatted again. Since new format I think everything is cool.

Thanks for the help.