Dell Optiplex 745 Processor upgradation problem 3.4 pentium D To Dual Core 2.6

Question

I Have Dell optiplex 745 With 3.4 Ghz Pentium D Processor with 4MB cache Memory .... Recently I wanted To Upgrade my p.c to dual core 2.6Ghz  E5300.. when i put Dual core processor into my board and truned on p.c the all lights was green and fan was running too fast and mY lcd Does Not dsplay anything .... And also My bios version is 2.6.6 latest  .. what is the main fault in it.... kindly anyone tell me.... what should i do ??? I also Update My Bios Version From 2.6.3 To 2.6.6 ....

shesagordie · Answer

It sounds like the E5300 processor is not compatible, try reinstalling the default processor and see if the machine starts without any errors.

Answered in your other post here:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/p/19505514/20359300.aspx#20359300

Bev.

rdunnill · Answer

The E5300 is a Wolfdale series CPU, released several years after the 745, and it's plausible there's no support in the BIOS.

speedstep · Answer

Systems that have Pentium D dual core are NOT compatable with E6700 Dual Core.

Intel Pentium D 940 Dual core 3.2GHz 4M/800MHz SL95W

Smithfield
Presler

90 nm
65 nm

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700 AT80571PH0882ML (BX80571E6700 / BXC80571E6700)

Microarchitecture   Core
Wolfdale-3M
Core stepping R0 (SLGUF)
CPUID   1067A (SLGUF)
Manufacturing process   0.045 micron

FSB Speed	1066 MHz
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Supplemental SKU	No
Lithography	45 nm
Max TDP	65 W
VID Voltage Range	0.8500V-1.3625V

Often Confused with

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66 GHz 4M Dual-Core Processor

0.065 micron SL9S7 SL9ZF Also

1066Mhz FSB requires PC2 8500 Ram.

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Intel Pentium D 940 Dual core 3.2GHz 4M/800MHz SL95W

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66 GHz 4M Dual-Core Processor

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