Win XP SP2 Upgrade question

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I need to install SP2 on a XPS Prescott chip Gen 2 computer. I want to know
is it necessary to update the Bios. I updated two systems without trouble a
XPS Gen 2 -pre prescott chip and a 8300. I need some sage advice from this
group.

Thanks,
Carolyn

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"Molly" <ctalia4000@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I need to install SP2 on a XPS Prescott chip Gen 2 computer. I want to know
>is it necessary to update the Bios. I updated two systems without trouble a
>XPS Gen 2 -pre prescott chip and a 8300. I need some sage advice from this
>group.
>
> Thanks,
> Carolyn
>

No. Install first, flash later if you have evident need.


Stew

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Carolyn;
See this link for detailed information about Prescott and SP-2:
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Molly" <ctalia4000@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I need to install SP2 on a XPS Prescott chip Gen 2 computer. I want
>to know is it necessary to update the Bios. I updated two systems
>without trouble a XPS Gen 2 -pre prescott chip and a 8300. I need
>some sage advice from this group.
>
> Thanks,
> Carolyn

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"Mark" <granmark@DELETEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How do you tell if you have an affected Prescott processor? I downloaded
> and ran the Intel tool mentioned in the post, but didn't know how to
> interpret the output. CPU Type 0, Family F, Model 2, Stepping 9,
> Revision
> 17 and Level 2 cache 512 KB. Is the CPU Revision the microcode revision
> that's being referred to?
>


Prescott has 1mb of L2 Cache versus Northwood's 512kb.


Stew

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"Mark" <granmark@DELETEyahoo.com> wrote in message news:f_KdnQimMP7CDqPcRVn-tQ@netnitco.net...
> How do you tell if you have an affected Prescott processor? I downloaded
> and ran the Intel tool mentioned in the post, but didn't know how to
> interpret the output. CPU Type 0, Family F, Model 2, Stepping 9, Revision
> 17 and Level 2 cache 512 KB. Is the CPU Revision the microcode revision
> that's being referred to?

Some of the things I've read, such as:

http://groups.google.com/groups?se [...] put=gplain

and

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] ndowsxpsp2

lead me to believe that the affected processors are family 15 (or "F" in
hexidecimal) model 3. However, this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=555185

also mentions Extreme Edition processors, which I believe are family 15
model 2. Which leaves me scratching my head.

Based on your Family/Model/Stepping of F29 and your 512KB L2 cache
I'm inclined to think you have a Northwood, and given that your CPU
Revision is >= 8, I'm inclined to think that you'd be safe anyway.

FWIW, CPU-Z provides additional information about processor, etc. If
anyone is interested: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

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I found out what processor I had by checking the service tag information at
Dell support
http://support.dell.com/support/to [...] l=en&s=dhs

Carolyn

"Mark" <granmark@DELETEyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:f_KdnQimMP7CDqPcRVn-tQ@netnitco.net...
> How do you tell if you have an affected Prescott processor? I downloaded
> and ran the Intel tool mentioned in the post, but didn't know how to
> interpret the output. CPU Type 0, Family F, Model 2, Stepping 9,
> Revision
> 17 and Level 2 cache 512 KB. Is the CPU Revision the microcode revision
> that's being referred to?
>
> "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
> news:mdw%c.159091$X12.112888@edtnps84...
>> Carolyn;
>> See this link for detailed information about Prescott and SP-2:
>> http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "Molly" <ctalia4000@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:Nd2dnWdBPb-976PcRVn-pg@comcast.com...
>> >I need to install SP2 on a XPS Prescott chip Gen 2 computer. I want
>> >to know is it necessary to update the Bios. I updated two systems
>> >without trouble a XPS Gen 2 -pre prescott chip and a 8300. I need
>> >some sage advice from this group.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Carolyn
>>
>>
>
>

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"Molly" <ctalia4000@comcast.net> wrote in message news:nNOdnW3XOuPJ5qLcRVn-oQ@comcast.com...
>I found out what processor I had by checking the service tag information at
> Dell support

And what did that say?