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Precision T5500 processor upgrade to engineering sample q7wj (x5560)
Hello,
I have a great deal offered to me for 2 engineering sample q7wj (x5560 in a1 stepping) pulled from a working sun micro system. I really want these as it is a huge upgrade from my underpowered dual e5506 (yuk) I have been searching and searching all over online. I can find info from 2 places about the q7wj processors but zero information if the motherboard in the T5500 supports these. My other question is there way to modify the bios in the t5500 to accept these if it is not?
Thank You
Tom
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February 21st, 2014 08:00
The cpuid and microcode are not supported for engineering samples.
Changing the processor at all is not supported by Dell.
soroka69
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January 17th, 2015 15:00
First and formost you upgreat your PC to Dell Copper Heat Sink P/N 0U016F
Your original heat sink WILL overheat after 5 to 10 minutes of 70 to 99% work load guarantee!
Engineering sample microcode is not programed in to the bios and it not going to work.
To get it to work in your Dell you have to add a microcode to your BIOS, using hexadecimal decompiler
If you are not familiar with programing do not attempt this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU WILL BRICK YOUR MoBo!!!!!
Use any Xeon CPU with less than 130Watt TDP to be on the safe side.
I have INTEL XEON X5680 as a Pair
Speed 3.33GHz
6 CORE's CPU
step SLBV5
styadav1
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February 17th, 2014 07:00
Yes your motherboard will support the x5560 as both the processors i.e your's e5506 and the other one supports same sockets( FCLGA1366) and hence can fit into your motherboard.
tommyb13662
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February 18th, 2014 10:00
Its not an actual x5560. Its an engineering sample and only supports A1 stepping. I read a post on another hardware forum about how it would not work on a the T7500 . Yes it is socket lga1366. But my question is weather or not the motherboard does, or if bios can be altered to accept it.
tommyb13662
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February 20th, 2014 15:00
I can buy a pair of the q7wj for $40 each but best deal I can find for the real X5560 is about $60 each. Budget wise the ES chips are much more in my range.
styadav1
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February 21st, 2014 20:00
Agreed that changing the processor is not supported by dell but i have been doing that lately with my laptop and w/o any problems its working fine