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Inspiron 530, Windows 10, issues
Have Dell Inspiron 530, upgraded to the g33m03 board with 8 gigs of ram 530w power supply and 1.0.15 Bios. Runs great on Win7 64 but, when trying to load Win 10, says you is a problem. I believe it should work but, if this gpu is not comparable, is there one that is? Thanks.
Tesla1856
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July 21st, 2018 13:00
What GPU does it have?
Is it on-board or discrete?
junkydave
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July 21st, 2018 14:00
Has a Q9650 processor.
junkydave
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July 21st, 2018 14:00
Don't know if card is the big part of the problem. I get the CPU doesn't meet requirements. I believe it should work. Made sure NX is on, etc. Must be doing something wrong. Won't even load.
Tesla1856
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July 21st, 2018 14:00
Yeah, AMD is lame and depreciated a bunch of similar-vintage cards for use in Windows-10.
But this card should still work. Windows-Update should toss you a working driver. Seen it many times now:
https://dell.com/community/Alienware-General/Alienware-Aurora-R1-Windows-10-Pro-Upgrade-Smooth-sailing-so-far/td-p/5512004
and
https://dell.com/community/Vostro/Vostro-460-XPS-8300-Upgrade-Adventures/m-p/6054983#M1213
These cards have all been previously installed, drivers loaded, and tested as working in Windows-10/64bit:
Nvidia: 7300-GT, 9600-GTS
ATI/AMD: HD-5770, HD-7750
junkydave
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July 21st, 2018 14:00
It also has a Radeon HD6450 card.
speedstep
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July 21st, 2018 15:00
They added MORE REQUIREMENTS for 10 than 8.
This means you have to use 32 bit windows 10 or upgrade the processor.
NX is for windows 8.
LAHF SAHF CMPXCHG 128 are added for 8.1 or 10 if its 64 bit.
Tesla1856
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July 21st, 2018 15:00
Oh, you originally said GPU.
Can't say I've ever tried an a CPU that old. Some of these users say it works:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/intel-q9650-cpu-and-windows-10/840b8e66-445f-4316-8166-a17bde7c3a5e?auth=1
If not, it's likely a BIOS and/or motherboard compatibility problem. Anyway, isn't that machine 10 years old? Sounds like it is time to replace it (if you must run Windows-10/64bit on it).
junkydave
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July 21st, 2018 15:00
Would you think 32 bit would work?
junkydave
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July 21st, 2018 16:00
I've also seen that it may be possible to, if you can get it to load and update that, after installing 32 bit with all updates, 64 may work.
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June 16th, 2021 11:00
Anyone get tired of being told they need to replace their 7 or 10 or 15 year old $1000 computer? I run the 530s, the windows 64vista (this format i’m happy with) no longer supported along with 7 & 8, has 4gb @ 2.2ghz. Does anyone know by now (2021) if win10 can be loaded?
or will win10 no longer be supported when win 11 arrives?
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October 22nd, 2023 02:25
@J-Vista 10-21-23.....still running Dell Inspirion 530 32bit with windows 10....running smooth other than an occasional screen blip from an evga 730gt card im assuming or psu is going out