I recently bought a new CPU to upgrade my old computer, and my friend wanted my old cpu to upgrade his sisters. His sisters computer had a Intel Pentium 4 650, and my old cpu is an Intel Pentium E2180 (Basically we are upgrading a Pentium 4 650 to a Pentium E2180). We cleaned them off, and put it in the motherboard(Both use socket LGA775) and when we tried to boot up the computer, it doesnt start. The computer is a Dell Optiplex GX 620, and it has 4 numbered lights on the front of the case to specify any problems. In our case, none of the lights are on, but the power button is solid amber, which is supposed to mean a power issue. Unless im wrong, the TDP on the Pent. 4 is 84W, and the E2180 is 65W. Shouldnt this mean it uses less power, and therefore shouldnt have a power issue?
Upgrading from Pentium 4 650 to Pentium E2180
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1st thing, its Dell not HP
2nd thing, I cannot find it anywhere on Google or Dell's website.
Why would it not work if its the same socket? Every motherboard I've seen recently says it works with certain sockets not specific CPU's so I figured it would work fine
To support a certain CPU, motherboard needs a chipset that supports that CPU and BIOS that supports it. I just did a little googling for you: your motherboard does not support the CPU:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19329296
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/18593269
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19513347
Edit: Your CPU is Allendale, a familly of Core 2, not supported.
Probably not: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/DC7600-CPU-Upgrade/td-p/578827
To tell you the truth, it can be pretty problematic to determine cpu support for such proprietary machines. Quite frankly, they are sold as complete packages that are not meant to be upgraded much. Unlike the motherboard makers for custom home made PCs, the proprietary pc manufacturers typically don't bother providing much of an upgrade path. Hell, they don't even make a specific cpu support lists from which you can find out to which cpu you could upgrade.
To tell you the truth, it can be pretty problematic to determine cpu support for such proprietary machines. Quite frankly, they are sold as complete packages that are not meant to be upgraded much. Unlike the motherboard makers for custom home made PCs, the proprietary pc manufacturers typically don't bother providing much of an upgrade path. Hell, they don't even make a specific cpu support lists from which you can find out to which cpu you could upgrade.
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DELL GX620 seems to work fine with Intel® Pentium® D Processor 900 Series dual cores if you manage to find one.(http://ark.intel.com/products/series/20864/Intel-Pentium-D-Processor-900-Series)
Check This thread if you have time or at least the last message:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/244127-30-dell-optiplex-gx620-core
E2180 is not supported.
Seems like the HP supports the same processors.
Check This thread if you have time or at least the last message:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/244127-30-dell-optiplex-gx620-core
E2180 is not supported.
Seems like the HP supports the same processors.
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