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August 14th, 2009 09:00
CPU Upgrade to Dimension E520
We're thinking of upgrading our E520 from a Pentium 4 Processor to an E6300. Is an update to the BIOS necessary or can we just replace and go?
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shesagordie
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August 14th, 2009 13:00
bonbb77
The Conroe E6300 should work fine in the E520, but you need BIOS version 2.2.1, where additional CPU support was added.
Bev.
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August 15th, 2009 13:00
Thanks for the quick reply. Pardon my ignorance, but do we flash the BIOS just after installation of the E6300 processor? Will the computer boot up before the
BIOS update? I noticed the latest BIOS is 2.4, is the CPU support in that version as well?
shesagordie
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August 15th, 2009 14:00
bonbb77
Happy to have helped.
Bev.
shesagordie
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August 15th, 2009 14:00
bonbb77
You flash the BIOS before upgrading the processor.
Yes, the latest BIOS version will have all the updates included.
Bev.
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August 15th, 2009 14:00
Excellent, thanks much!