Hmmm.... Newegg has some Patriot 1 gig sodimm sticks that supposedly
run 2-2-2-5.  My server ram runs 2-2-2-5 but never have seen other
sodimms running that.  Kinda skeptical actually.  Still, I do wonder
if this toshiba bios will run the SPD or if it's locked in.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2000170381+1309121113+1052907864+1052508679&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=381

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:18:21 GMT, "tc" <terrycassidy@msn.com> wrote:

>Generally laptop bioses are very limited compared to desktop specific 
>motherboards. I haven't seen one that allows timing adjustments or 
>overclocking. The gains in those areas are so minor anyway and are not 
>related to the usual bottlenecks of a laptop such as the slow hard drives.
>The video, sharing or otherwise, is part of the motherboard.
>You should purchase a laptop that meets your needs in the first place. They 
>have very little flexibility for upgrades (amount of ram, hd size and speed) 
>as the space is limited and heat generation can be a problem.
>Terry
>
>"Overlord" <kurt_SPAMLESS@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>news:44d231de.2244377796@news.central.cox.net...
>> Hi all, never been in here before.  But I have questions.
>> This laptop; P25-s2562 comes stock with 512meg of ram.  With horrible 
>> latencies;2.5-3-3-7
>> The BIOS on the thing is the sketchiest thing I've seen in a long time 
>> with nowhere to
>> tweak much of anything
>>
>> I'd like to bump the ram to 1 gig but I'd sure like to tweak the timings 
>> on it.
>> Anyone know if the latencies are BIOS controlled?  If I can get hold of 
>> some ram with
>> lower latencies programmed in the SPD, will the BIOS run with them or is 
>> it nailed down in the
>> BIOS where I can't get to it without hacking and flashing a new BIOS?
>> As a matter of fact does anyone know where I can score some lower timing 
>> SODIMMS?
>>
>> Admittedly I'm new to laptops.  For all I know that might be great timings 
>> for SODIMMS, dunno.
>> Main system is overclocked, 15K SCSI drives, ultra low latency 2-2-2-5 ram 
>> timings, hacked BIOS,
>> etc, etc.  Just seems to me the whole system would run better with lower 
>> latency ram.
>> I'd swap the video card for something that doesn't 'share' the damn ram 
>> but I suspect
>> the video is integrated on the MB.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Kurt
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