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Hello,
I have recently bought a Pentium 4 560 and installed it into my Optiplex 210L. According to the CPU specs (https://ark.intel.com/products/27472/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-560560J-supporting-HT-Technology-1M-Cache-3_60-GHz-800-MHz-FSB), it has an 800 MHz bus speed and a 1MB cache L2. I looked up the specs for the Optiplex 210L (https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/spec_optix_210l_en.pdf) and it says it supports 800 MHz CPUs with 1MB cache L2. I bought and installed the processor and turned on the computer. It immediately said that the processor is not supported; system halted. I went online and searched for CPU compatibility. Most forums said that the 210L was compatible with all Pentium 4 processors. I can not figure out why it isn't working. The BIOS is currently at A02 and I have installed all the updates except the BIOS from the Dell Website. I did install the chipset updates. It will not allow me to download the BIOS update because it is not digitally certified. I would really appreciate some help.
Thanks
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Posted July 5th, 2018 09:00
A02 is the last update so there isnt any newer version.
You are going to a malware site trying to download bios.
Description Version Download Dell OptiPlex System BIOS, A02
OptiPlex 210L More detailsA02 Dell OptiPlex System BIOS, A01
OptiPlex 210L More detailsA01 Dell OptiPlex System BIOS, A00
OptiPlex 210L More detailsA00 2268
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Posted July 5th, 2018 11:00
Thank you! This answers my question. Do you know any way to avoid this problem in the future?
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Posted July 6th, 2018 06:00
There is nothing likely wrong with your processor. It would work fine in an Optiplex GX620 with Bios A11 for example.
Pentium D 900 series up to 960 works fine in GX620 Mini Tower with 305W power supply. The reason for wanting a Pentium D 915 or better is that you can run 64 bit windows 10 with that cpu.
The Validated parts for the GX620 BIOS A11 are
FC071 Prescott P4 Kit, 670, 3.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
FC760 Prescott P4 64bit, 571, 3.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
FC759 Prescott P4 64bit, 561, 3.6G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
GC495 Prescott Celeron, 346, 3.06G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
GC491 Prescott Celeron, 326, 2.53G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
GC493 Prescott Celeron, 336, 2.80G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FC754 Prescott P4 64bit, 521, 2.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC757 Prescott P4 64bit, 541, 3.2G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC758 Prescott P4 64bit, 551, 3.4G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FC756 Prescott P4 64bit, 531, 3.0G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FD876 Prescott Celeron Kit, 341, 2.93G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD519 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 541, 3.2G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
DD517 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 521, 2.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
W9857 Prescott P4 Kit, 660, 3.6G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
JD245 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 561, 3.6G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
W9854 Prescott P4 Kit, 630, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8403 Prescott P4, 640, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8400 Prescott P4, 630, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W8405 Prescott P4, 660, 3.6G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
KC796 MTfield P4 Kit, 840, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
KC794 MTfield P4 Kit, 820, 2.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9446 MTfield P4, 840, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9445 MTfield P4, 830, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9441 MTfield P4, 820, 2.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
KC795 MTfield P4 Kit, 830, 3.0G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
GD037 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 551, 3.4G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
FD874 Prescott Celeron Kit, 331, 2.66G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD518 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 531, 3.0G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Mainstream
GC494 Prescott Celeron, 341, 2.93G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD875 Prescott Celeron Kit, 336, 2.80G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD873 Prescott Celeron Kit, 326, 2.53G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
DD520 Prescott P4 64bit Kit, 571, 3.8G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0, Performance
GC492 Prescott Celeron, 331, 2.66G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
FD877 Prescott Celeron Kit, 346, 3.06G, 533FSB, 256K, Socket-T
W8406 Prescott P4, 670, 3.8G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Performance
W8404 Prescott P4, 650, 3.4G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9856 Prescott P4 Kit, 650, 3.4G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
W9855 Prescott P4 Kit, 640, 3.2G, 800FSB, 2MB, Socket-T, Mainstream
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Posted July 5th, 2018 09:00
These ARE NOT LISTED as compatible on the Service parts page.
D7464 Prescott P4 Kit, 560, 3.60G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T
P8605 Prescott P4 Kit, 560, 3.60G, 800FSB, 1MB, Socket-T, E0
The 210L as in LOW power version DOES NOT SUPPORT cpus faster than 3.06 Ghz.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6663045
https://www.ebay.com/bhp/dell-optiplex-210l
Intel Pentium 4 524 SL8ZZ 3.06GHz 533MHz Socket 775 Processor
Chipset 915GV
The motherboard shuts down to prevent a fire due to overloaded voltage regulators.