Processor Upgrade

Its either a  G33M02 or G33M03 motherboard.

DELL Inspiron 530/Vostro 200 G33m02 motherboard does not support any Core 2 Quad processors, only Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron processors and the maximum memory supported is 4gb.

Dell sold two versions of the Foxconn G33M motherboard, the G33m02 and G33m03, that are essentially identical except for the power regulation section of the motherboard.

The G33m02 is a depopulated (cheaper) version of the G33m03 board which only has 6 voltage regulator IC's as opposed to the 11 voltage regulators on the DG33m03.

To support Core 2 Quad processors, you need a Foxconn G33m03 motherboard and a 350w power supply.

The fastest processor the G33M02 motherboard will support is the Wolfdale Core 2 Duo, E8600, 3.33GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB, 65W.

Prior to installing the processor, check that you have BIOS Version 1.0.15, or higher installed, when support for new Intel CPU's was added.

The quad units also have a 350W power supply instead of the 305W power supply.

Good afternoon, I have an old Vostro 200 desktop with a Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz  processor. I have maxed out the ram and upgraded the hard drive, running win 10. how can I find out what type of motherboard is used and what I can max the processor to? George

geeham

Open the case and you will find both the Dell and Foxconn part numbers etched on the motherboard.

Bev.