Tom's Hardware: Topic Dell Inspiron 530 CPU
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| nello575m wrote : I have this dell inspiron 530 with a core 2 duo E4400 @ 2ghz. I was planning to upgrade it to a core 2 quad Q8200 @ 2.3ghz. I put it in correctly but it will not start up and it does not create the beep sound for POST. Can anyone help me out?? Thanks |
There wer two motherboards in the Dell Inspiron 530 the G33M02 which supports up to Core 2 Duo processors and the DG33M03 which supports which supports up to Core 2 Quad processors. Inspiron 530 systems sold with Pentium D or Core 2 Duo processors can not be upgraded to Core 2 Quad processors without adding at least a 350W power supply and swapping motherboards to the DG33M03 motherboard. Which one do you have. Check the label on the motherboard. The motherboard is a micro ATX board. It may not be cost effective to replace both. 
The Q6600 may have been a btter choice since it is a 65nm processor.
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