Hello!
I recently purchased a new processor for my Gateway Profile 6 All In One computer.
Before purchasing it I did some research and came across a post on this forum regarding the need to update your BIOS to P06 or higher.
I have looked everywhere for the last 3 weeks and still cannot find anything above a P03.
Does anyone have any idea where I could possibly find one of these BIOS upgrades without paying a 30 dollar fee hoping Bios Agent has what I need?
The original Thread was here...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/299390-33-upgrade-motherboard
And the post I am referencing is...
From a Gateway Profile 6 Expert Owner.
I see you have motherboard revision A2 and BIOS P06.945G. Your motherboard will support Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe processors up to the E6700 which is clocked at 2.66 Ghz. A huge step up from the Pentium D. As for the video card, the riser card in the back and the limited dimensions of the Profile 6 are major constraints as to what you can put in there. I currently have an EVGA 9500GT 1GB and it fits nicely. Not the most powerful card but will do most games at low / medium settings. Also the 270 watt power supply limits your choice on components. Switching to a Core 2 Duo will most likely drop the power consumption of the processor down. My Profile 6 on full load will hit a maximum of about 150 watts. Normal Idle consumption is around 110 - 120 Watts. For a memory upgrade, a maximum of 2gb is supported.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I recently purchased a new processor for my Gateway Profile 6 All In One computer.
Before purchasing it I did some research and came across a post on this forum regarding the need to update your BIOS to P06 or higher.
I have looked everywhere for the last 3 weeks and still cannot find anything above a P03.
Does anyone have any idea where I could possibly find one of these BIOS upgrades without paying a 30 dollar fee hoping Bios Agent has what I need?
The original Thread was here...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/299390-33-upgrade-motherboard
And the post I am referencing is...
From a Gateway Profile 6 Expert Owner.
I see you have motherboard revision A2 and BIOS P06.945G. Your motherboard will support Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe processors up to the E6700 which is clocked at 2.66 Ghz. A huge step up from the Pentium D. As for the video card, the riser card in the back and the limited dimensions of the Profile 6 are major constraints as to what you can put in there. I currently have an EVGA 9500GT 1GB and it fits nicely. Not the most powerful card but will do most games at low / medium settings. Also the 270 watt power supply limits your choice on components. Switching to a Core 2 Duo will most likely drop the power consumption of the processor down. My Profile 6 on full load will hit a maximum of about 150 watts. Normal Idle consumption is around 110 - 120 Watts. For a memory upgrade, a maximum of 2gb is supported.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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