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Dell Optiplex 320 with Intel Core2 Quad Q6600/Q6700
I am calling out to anyone that has attempted this upgrade. The rest of you who just run my information into stock specification and compatibility listings, stay away. Again, don't tell me it can't be done unless you've TRIED it.
I have an Optoplex 320. It has a ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Professional chipset, and an LGA 775 Socket. I am running the latest BIOS 1.1.12. My current CPU is an Core2 Duo E6550, and yes it's supported and fully functional. If you believe it's not, once again, leave this post.
According to Wikipedia, the Q6600 and Q6700 should now work for this particular machine. Several others users have also reported it working, but I can not get a hold of any of them and details given were unfortunately vague. Upon installing I get a solid amber light, no boot, and fans on full throttle. Swapping the CPU's out returns the machine to functionality.
The Q6600 is guaranteed to work (in general), and was tested prior according to the seller.
And again, the system boots fine with my E6550 CPU. No motherboard problem.
Would a BIOS reset help? Or is there a newer (be it official or custom) BIOS? Or maybe, the 305W PSU (Now 11 years) has degraded to the point where it can't supply enough power to the quad core to boot?
No, I'm not interested in buying a different motherboard or machine.
Thank you for your time.
DELL-Chris M
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KingCornWallis
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September 13th, 2017 22:00
I see, thanks for that bit of information. I reset it by removing the CMOS battery and discharging the machine. While it did not solve the issue that's definitely good to know, thanks.
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September 14th, 2017 06:00
KingCornWallis
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September 15th, 2017 13:00
As stated in my description, the BIOS is up to date (as far as I can find). Would you recommend using a BIOS update for a different Optiplex Model? I have found I had to download drivers for a 755 to get rid of driver errors on my 320.
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September 24th, 2017 15:00
Hi, I have found this PC today and I am going to try q6600 this week, but can you please check your procssor fr. with CPU-Z bcause my E6750 is runing @1.6GHz and FSB is 800MHz.
Thanks.
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September 25th, 2017 05:00
"According to Wikipedia, the Q6600 and Q6700 should now work for this particular machine. "
Wikipedia is not fact its guesses by users. The 330 is not a 320. Core 2 Quads ARE NOT supported in the 320.
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 320
DELL OPTIPLEX 740
Processor
-Intel ® Pentium D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual Core technology XD, EM64T, 2x2MB L2 cache, and EIST (900 series)
-Intel ® Pentium D 800MHz FSB Socket T with Dual Core technology XD, EM64T, 2x1MB L2 cache (800series)
-Intel ® Pentium 4 800MHz FSB Socket T with HT, XD, EM64T, and 1MB L2 cache (500 series)
-Intel ® Celeron D 533MHz FSB Socket T with XD and EM64T (300 series)
Chipset ATI Radeon ® Xpress 1100 Professional (RC415/SB600)
Operating System Windows ® XP Professional; Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Pentium D processors are the listed units for this Model.
Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad are not validated or supported.
FC760 Prescott P4 64bit, 571, 3.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
FC759 Prescott P4 64bit, 561, 3.6G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
GC495 Prescott Celeron, 346, 3.06G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
GC491 Prescott Celeron, 326, 2.53G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
GC493 Prescott Celeron, 336, 2.80G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FC754 Prescott P4 64bit, 521, 2.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC757 Prescott P4 64bit, 541, 3.2G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC758 Prescott P4 64bit, 551, 3.4G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC756 Prescott P4 64bit, 531, 3.0G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FD876 Prescott Celeron Kit, 341, 2.93G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD519 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 541, 3.2G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
DD517 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 521, 2.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
W9857 Prescott P4 Kit, 660, 3.6G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
JD245 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 561, 3.6G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
W9854 Prescott P4 Kit, 630, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8403 Prescott P4, 640, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8400 Prescott P4, 630, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8405 Prescott P4, 660, 3.6G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
KC796 MTfield P4 Kit, 840, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
KC794 MTfield P4 Kit, 820, 2.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9446 MTfield P4, 840, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9445 MTfield P4, 830, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9441 MTfield P4, 820, 2.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
KC795 MTfield P4 Kit, 830, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
GD037 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 551, 3.4G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FD874 Prescott Celeron Kit, 331, 2.66G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD518 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 531, 3.0G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
GC494 Prescott Celeron, 341, 2.93G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD875 Prescott Celeron Kit, 336, 2.80G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD873 Prescott Celeron Kit, 326, 2.53G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD520 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 571, 3.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
GC492 Prescott Celeron, 331, 2.66G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD877 Prescott Celeron Kit, 346, 3.06G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
W8406 Prescott P4, 670, 3.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
W8404 Prescott P4, 650, 3.4G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9856 Prescott P4 Kit, 650, 3.4G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9855 Prescott P4 Kit, 640, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
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speedstep
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September 26th, 2017 07:00
The 320 has other issues. With the latest bios it supports 3 GIGS of ram MAX. 4 Gigs Will not post. The onboard Radeon 1100 integrated Graphics does not give back the frame buffer if you add a PCI-E card so your maximum ram is less than 3 gigs total.
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KingCornWallis
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September 26th, 2017 08:00
As stated in my question description: "My current CPU is an Core2 Duo E6550, and yes it's supported and fully functional. If you believe it's not, once again, leave this post." Core2Duo is a newer technology, and was released after the 320, hence why Dell never confirmed compatibility. And I am aware of the Graphics Card issue. I have 4GB installed, and I can see 3.5 in Windows.
KingCornWallis
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September 26th, 2017 08:00
I have actually just signed up for an account and was awaiting verification. I will do so, thanks.
speedstep
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September 26th, 2017 18:00
As stated earlier 320 is not a 330. Does not support 1066 or 1333mhz fsb . supports 533mhz and 800mhz fsb. PC2 8500 is not supported by the chipset.
Dell Y933C Conroe Kit, E4700, 2.6G, 2MB, 800FSB, G0
Supported Systems
Dell OptiPlex 330 Desktop DT or Mini Tower MT
Dell OptiPlex 360 Desktop DT or Mini Tower M,
Dell OptiPlex 755 Small Form Factor SFF E or Small Form Factor SF or Desktop DT or Mini Tower MT
Dell OptiPlex 760 USFF or SFF or DT or MT,
Dell Studio 540s Mini Tower,
Dell Studio 540s Slim Tower,
Dell Vostro 200 Slim Tower or Mini Tower,
Dell Vostro 410 Mini Tower
The 330 has intel G31 GMA 3100 chipset and Graphics not ATI 1100.
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September 26th, 2017 18:00
I do not believe 45nm wolfdale is EVER working in a 320.
Nor do I believe above 800mhz fsb is working properly if at all.
note: update your bios to new version
procesor
frequency
cache
procesor
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor
Q9550S
2.83 GHz
12 MB
1333 MHz
Q9550
2.83 GHz
12 MB
1333 MHz
Q9505
2.83 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
Q9450
2.66 GHz
12 MB
1333 MHz
Q9400S
2.60 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
Q9300
2.50 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
Q8400S
2.66 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
Q8400
2.66 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
Q8300
2.50 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
Q8200S
2.33 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
Q8200
2.33 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
Q6700
2.66 GHz
8 MB
1066 MHz
Q6600
2.40 GHz
8 MB
1066 MHz
Intel® Core™2 Quad Desktop Processor
Q9650
3.00 GHz
12 MB
1333 MHz
Q9400
2.66 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor
E8600
3.33 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
E8500
3.16 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
E8400
3.00 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
E8300
2.83 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
E8200
2.66 GHz
6 MB
1333 MHz
E7600
3.06 GHz
3 MB
1066 MHz
E7500
2.93 GHz
3 MB
1066 MHz
E7400
2.80 GHz
3 MB
1066 MHz
E7300
2.66 GHz
3 MB
1066 MHz
E7200
2.53 GHz
3 MB
1066 MHz
E6850
3.00 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
E6750
2.66 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
E6700
2.66 GHz
4 MB
1066 MHz
E6600
2.40 GHz
4 MB
1066 MHz
E6550
2.33 GHz
4 MB
1333 MHz
E6420
2.13 GHz
4 MB
1066 MHz
E6400
2.13 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6320
1.86 GHz
4 MB
1066 MHz
E6300
1.86 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E4700
2.60 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E4600
2.40 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E4500
2.20 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E4400
2.00 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
Intel® Pentium® Desktop Processor
E6800
3.33 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6700
3.20 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6600
3.06 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6500K
2.93 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6500
2.93 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E6300
2.80 GHz
2 MB
1066 MHz
E5800
3.20 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E5700
3.00 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E5500
2.80 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E5400
2.70 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E5300
2.60 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E5200
2.50 GHz
2 MB
800 MHz
E2220
2.40 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E2210
2.20 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E2200
2.20 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E2180
2.00 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E2160
1.80 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E2140
1.60 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
440
2.00 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
430
1.80 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
420
1.60 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Desktop Processor
E3500
2.70 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E3400
2.60 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E3300
2.50 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E3200
2.40 GHz
1 MB
800 MHz
E1600
2.40 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
E1500
2.20 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor
E1400
2.00 GHz
800 MHz
E1200
1.60 GHz
512 KB
800 MHz
KingCornWallis
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September 26th, 2017 19:00
Listen, the CPU currently installed in my Optiplex 320 is an E6550, and yes that means 1333MHz. My computer is fully functional. I am really just trying to reach out for people that have "tried it" before, because there are simply too many naysayers that are great for pulling up charts and specification sheets, but not much else. Here is the exact quote from Wikipedia: "* BIOS Must be upgraded to the latest version to Support Quad CPU's And 1066FSB CPU's with 65nm Lithography ONLY, BIOS glitch only allows for up to 3 GB or RAM, versus the typical 4 GB". I know it's wikipedia, but the nice thing about its content is that its written by USERS not manufacturers. Which means, at least in terms of product specifications, there is some truth to it. Look how specific this description is; do you think someone would have written it had it not worked for them?