[T42p] Odd FSB report from memtest86+

[Noel]

memtest86+ is available from http://www.memtest.org. One downloads and ISO, and then just burn and boot.

A friend and I, on two separate 2373-KXU, each get something like:

Pentium 1993 MHz
L1 4K 24608 MB/s
L2 2048K 10833 MB/s
FSB 99 MHz, mobile pentium
RAM: 99 MHz (DDR 198) CAS 2.5-3-3-10

That FSB figure seems odd. I am curious to know what figures others see, particularly the FSB. I'm wondering if something odd is going on, or if ithe software is reporting a bogus value.

[Chun-Yu]

No, nothing odd is going on. The bus is quad-pumped, which means it runs at 100 MHz and has an effective speed of 400 MHz.

[Noel]

The bus is quad-pumped ...

Ah ...

For those who want a bit more explanation:

http://arstechnica.com/ask-ars/ask-ars-20040710.html
http://www.pcvsconsole.com/hank/answer.php?file=499
http://www.gen-x-pc.com/pent800fsbinfo.htm [scroll down to FSB]

Thank you, Chun-Yu.

--- Noel