Hi All,

I currently have a PowerEdge 1850 (purchased late 2005) with a single Intel Xeon 3GHz 800MHz FSB processor and the 0W7747 revision A3 motherboard. I would like to upgrade the CPU and install two Dual Core Xeon 2.8GHz 800MHz FSB processors (Codename: Paxville DP, Spec: SL8MA). However, I'm unsure if these processors are compatible with the version of the motherboard that I currently have. The Bios is currently at A02 which I will probably need to update to A07.

I have read that the SL8MA processor is compatible with the 1850 but I believe some motherboards versions are not supported. Can anyone shed some light on this as I'm finding impossible to find information on compatible processors for the 1850?

Thanks for any assistance!