diff --git a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
index 00c793afd0..c4eace5804 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
+++ b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ const unsigned char cfg_simulate_spd_eeprom[128] = {
 	0x00,    /* Module data width continued: +0 */
 	0x04,    /* 2.5 Volt */
 	0x75,    /* SDRAM Cycle Time (cas latency 2.5) = 7.5 ns */
+	0x00,    /* SDRAM Access from clock */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DDR_ECC
 	0x02,    /* ECC ON : 02 OFF : 00 */
 #else
 	0x00,    /* ECC ON : 02 OFF : 00 */
 #endif
-	0x82,    /* refresh Rate Type: Normal (15.625us) + Self refresh */
-	0,
+	0x82,    /* refresh Rate Type: Normal (7.8us) + Self refresh */
 	0,
 	0,
 	0x01,    /* wcsbc = 1 */
diff --git a/nand_spl/board/amcc/bamboo/sdram.c b/nand_spl/board/amcc/bamboo/sdram.c
index 4f09072df0..ac77d066cb 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/amcc/bamboo/sdram.c
+++ b/nand_spl/board/amcc/bamboo/sdram.c
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ static void wait_init_complete(void)
  * not enough free space to implement the complete I2C SPD DDR autodetection
  * routines. Therefore the Bamboo only supports the onboard 64MBytes of SDRAM
  * when booting from NAND flash.
+ *
+ * Note:
+ * As found out by Eugene O'Brien <eugene.obrien@advantechamt.com>, the fixed
+ * DDR setup has problems (U-Boot crashes randomly upon TFTP), when the DIMM
+ * modules are still plugged in. So it is recommended to remove the DIMM
+ * modules while using the NAND booting code with the fixed SDRAM setup!
  */
 void early_sdram_init(void)
 {