[G4] Re: System profiler and PC-133 RAM

[Philip J Robar]

On Aug 19, 2006, at 6:41 PM, Nicolas Kinnan wrote:

> I'm no expert on anything, but I've long had a similar problem with  
> my 533DP, running 10.3.9... I have two 512MB PC133 DIMMs that I  
> bought specifically because they were CL2, but System Profiler has  
> never, ever recognized them for what they are. It has consistently  
> reported one as CL3 and the other as PC100!  I have no idea why  
> this is, as I am either very certain they are premium RAM, or at  
> least I have convinced myself they are. They both say PC133, at  
> least...

The System Profiler just reports the description, if any, that the  
manufacturer has stored in the DIMM. There's no timing or testing be  
done.


Phil