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Is it possible to install a Xeon CPU into a skt775 DELL?

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  • 15-01-2008 7:08pm
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    L31mr0d
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    Ok, quick question, I have 2 Xeon 2.66Ghz CPU's lying around in work and a couple of DELL 5150's. Now the Xeon's are skt775 and the DELLs used to have Pentium D's in them. How likely is it they are going to work together. I really don't want to tell my boss its possible then end up with a couple of blown Xeons.

    I can't seem to find any info on whether DELL offers support for Xeons on its desktop class PC's.


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    highlydebased
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    If the mobo in the dell supports the same bus speed as the Xeon you should be OK me thinks


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    mathias
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    OK , heres a list of all the " Xeon" processors , nice table with the socket type and bus speeds included ,

    If you can get info on the Dell motherboards , showing what processors they support then you can match up with this table and see if the Xeons you have the option on will fit.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_microprocessors

    From what I can see ,( quick glance ) only the latest ones , circa 2006/7 , conroe or Kentsfield at 2.667Ghz will fit a 775 socket, and of course bus speeds etc must match also.


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    L31mr0d
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    Ok heres the details on the Xeon's I have:

    Dual-Core Xeon 3070 SLACC 2667 MHz 4096 KiB 1066 MT/s 10x 65 W LGA 775 October 2006

    I can't seem to find a mobo number on the board itself.


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    DirkVoodoo
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    Make sure you have good cooling, if I remember correctly, those Xeons use very large stock coolers. I'm sure you have them anyway.


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    L31mr0d
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    Ok the mobo is an Intel Lakeport-G i945G LGA775. It previously had a Pentium D 820 installed in it.


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    L31mr0d
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    hmm... from reading around it seems Xeons ARE supposed to be compatible with i945G boards but I tried installing it there and booting up and nothing, no post beep or screen activity. I quickly switched it back out and installed the old Pentium D and the system is still not working.

    I've got a feeling DELL have locked out support for this chip in the BIOS. Anyone know a good source of modded DELL BIOS's? Do they exist?


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    PogMoThoin
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    L31mr0d wrote: »
    Anyone know a good source of modded DELL BIOS's? Do they exist?

    Never heard of modded Dell Bios's but I've heard of people flashing a Dell mobo to a different bios so that they can overclock, but these mobo's were just renamed by Dell and given a custom Dell bios locking out all the options. See if you can find out which manufacturer made the mobo. Google the serial number also.


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