Dell OptiPlex GX520 & GX620: CPU Upgrade to P4 and Pentium D

[9QK]

HI admin,
I need your help, would you help to add microcode support for Pentium D 820 to DELL GX520 bios ?

CPU info: Pentium D 820 2.8GHz (SL8CP), CPUID (0F47)

Thanks in advance.

My computer is DELL GX520 , MB is made by DELL, I only konw the chipset is intel 945.
GX520 BIOS: http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/A11GX620.exe

I upgraded my CPU from Cerelon D to PentiumD 820 and now all I get is "Alert!Incompatible processor detected" during POST, I press F1 to continue, everything is OK, OS can identify PentiumD 820 CPU.

Error Message:"Alert! incompatible processor detected
Strike the F1 to continue,F2 to run the setup utility "

[1234s282]

The problem here is this is Dells special bios format

Il look at this one in the morning (well , later on , its 1am now!!!)

Sorry for the wait

Admin

[TheWiz]

This should be doable, any mobo BIOS you recommend taking the support from that supports the Pentium D?

Thanks,
TheWiz

[1234s282]

Im still struggling with finding where the microcode is in this bios!!

Admin

[TheWiz]

Did you try using the Phoenix Tool to decompress and then read the UPDATE0.ROM

[9QK]

Hi admin,

Thank you kindly. I'm still waiting.

[TheWiz]

Hi 9QK,

Thanks for your patience. Tthe Image you posted for your BIOS is for a GX620? Can you please clarify which version you want modded.

Thanks,
TheWiz

[McDullJr]

Hi 9QK,

Thanks for your patience. Tthe Image you posted for your BIOS is for a GX620? Can you please clarify which version you want modded.

Thanks,
TheWiz

Hi 1234s282, and Wiz
I am in the same shoe as 9QK, currently have a GX520, upgrade Pentium D 3.2GHz. need to modify the bios inorder to get rid of the alert message.

GX520 use the same Bios as GX620 from the dell website.
http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/A11GX620.exe

Also, can you mod it to work in slic 2.1 as well, thanks

1234s282 have previously mod it to slic 2.1.
http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-De...l-SLIC-2-1

[youmax]

My computer is DELL GX520 , MB is made by DELL, I only konw the chipset is intel 945.
GX520 BIOS: http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/A11GX620.exe (equal to GX520)

CPU info Pentium D 945 3.4 ghz: http://ark.intel.com/products/27520/Inte...0-MHz-FSB)

I upgraded my CPU from P4 531 to Pentium d 945 and now all I get is "Alert!Incompatible processor detected" during POST, I press F1 to continue, everything is OK.

Error Message:"Alert! incompatible processor detected
Strike the F1 to continue,F2 to run the setup utility "


  Dell BIOS - CPU Microcode Update.rar (Size: 1.48 MB / Downloads: 252)

regards
Ariel

[zap]

i know this is an old thread, but for me its a new problem...
been a while since the last post, any chance this got easier? new tools etc?