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frosterrj   01-23-2007 at 12:29:48 AM

I have a P4 630 3.0ghz (lga775)in a Dimension 5100 right now, and want to know if I could just swap in a 6300-ish core 2 without much problem (assuming LGA775 is the same for both).

Thanks,
Robert

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ajfink   01-23-2007 at 12:39:14 AM
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I have a P4 630 3.0ghz (lga775)in a Dimension 5100 right now, and want to know if I could just swap in a 6300-ish core 2 without much problem (assuming LGA775 is the same for both).

Thanks,
Robert



Know what chipset your computer uses? Probably not, though.

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frosterrj   01-23-2007 at 12:43:36 AM
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Intel 945 or 965 express. cant remember exactly which one - that machine's at home...

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ajfink   01-23-2007 at 12:49:33 AM
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If it's a 965, you're in luck. 945 - out of luck.

PS - make sure your BIOS will support it. Dell can be a bitch with things like that.

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frosterrj   01-23-2007 at 12:54:06 AM
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what should I look for in the BIOS? I've gone into the setup, but there's nothing that I can tell that says "check here for core 2" or some similar kind of verbiage. THere definately dont seem to be any overclocking types of feature for the mobo.

R

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ajfink   01-23-2007 at 01:06:05 AM
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what should I look for in the BIOS? I've gone into the setup, but there's nothing that I can tell that says "check here for core 2" or some similar kind of verbiage. THere definately dont seem to be any overclocking types of feature for the mobo.

R



There won't be any overclocking options in a Dell. I guess go online and make sure you have the latest BIOS installed, and see if there are release notes for the BIOS that say whether or not it will support C2D.

edit - http://support.us.dell.com/support [...] eid=147022

It says that it adds support for newer processors, so it's possible if it is indeed the 965 chipset. Just make sure you have it installed before you upgrade. May also need to reinstall Windows.

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frosterrj   01-23-2007 at 01:08:13 AM
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I just flashed it to newest version (A03). I'll have to read the docs.

Thanks,
Robert

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ajfink   01-23-2007 at 01:09:47 AM
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I just flashed it to newest version (A03). I'll have to read the docs.

Thanks,
Robert



The one you downloaded is even newer, good.

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frosterrj   01-23-2007 at 01:14:39 AM
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all the site says is this:
1. Improve keyboard parser buffer operation.
2. Allow USB Controller to be disabled.
3. Improve support for bootable optical drives.
4. Add new Service Tag editing feature.
5. Add support for VIIV logos.
6. Add PCI and Sigmatel support for for Vista.
7. Update the Copyright to 2006.
8. Add support for newer processors.
9. Improve S3 operation.
10.Improve PME functionality.
11.Correct size reporting in setup.
12.Improve PCIE detection algorithm.
13.Correct USB detach performance.
14.Improve stability when no boot device is present.

#8 sounds good, but there's no text file on the ftp site with details so who knows what it means....

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ajfink   01-23-2007 at 01:20:50 AM
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all the site says is this:
1. Improve keyboard parser buffer operation.
2. Allow USB Controller to be disabled.
3. Improve support for bootable optical drives.
4. Add new Service Tag editing feature.
5. Add support for VIIV logos.
6. Add PCI and Sigmatel support for for Vista.
7. Update the Copyright to 2006.
8. Add support for newer processors.
9. Improve S3 operation.
10.Improve PME functionality.
11.Correct size reporting in setup.
12.Improve PCIE detection algorithm.
13.Correct USB detach performance.
14.Improve stability when no boot device is present.

#8 sounds good, but there's no text file on the ftp site with details so who knows what it means....



Try googling to see if anyone else has done it.

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