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Dell inspiron 620 and Ivy Bridge CPU's
Dear all, can someone tell me if my Dell inspiron 620 will support the new Ivy Bridge CPU's?. I know the chipset (Intel H61 Express) will suport the new CPUs but I guess dell will have to provide a bios update as these new CPUs use less power?.
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Charlie
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March 19th, 2012 08:00
Only if they update the Bios for the new Microcode.
or 2 × PCIe 2.0 ×8
or 2 × PCIe 2.0 ×8
charlielondon
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March 19th, 2012 09:00
Hi, thanks for the reply. Do Dell generally update the BIOS in these situations or not please?
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March 19th, 2012 10:00
Depends. In the case of the 620 I would say its likely because its still current. Once the system becomes
End of life the likely outcome is No more bios updates. Current bios is A04.
Requires the INTEL MANAGEMENT ENGINE to be installed.
If you run the Bios update and it says ME not found you know what the issue is.
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March 19th, 2012 10:00
thanks