The specs on this board indicates memory as DDR 333/266/200. It could be 
that a jumper needs to be set for memory speed and it is now set for 
200. If that is the case, changing it to 266 may help.

Just a thought.

Tom

alan smith wrote:
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> I'm confused about RAM speed. The board is  GOAL3+, the OS  Win2kpro. The CPU
> came with the board, an AMD Athlon64  3200.The book says FSB 800Mhz. In the book
> memory it says supports DDR 333/266 memory bus. From BELARC the CPU is 2.2Ghz
> and the bus clock is 200Mhz. I have a 1Ghz/266 stick in there and it hangs on the post.
> It starts with the name & press DEL for setup, a looong pause, then the list of ports etc.,
> then a black screen with a flashing  I   cursor, long pause, the 2k's line for startup and we're away.
> Does anyone have a chart of CPU speeds & recomended RAM speeds, fill me in on using
> the correct RAM card. Thank you for your help,  Al Smith
>
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