HP 6830s - BIOS upgraded to F.20: which CPUs does it support?

[Nando89]

Hello everybody,

Wishing to upgrade the CPU of my old HP 6830s, I thought I'd first and foremost update the bios to the latest available version, which I found to be the F.20.

Question 1: is there a most recent BIOS version?
Question 2: do you happen to know which is the most powerful socket P processor supported by this BIOS, other than the T9400 listed in the official (old) maintenance manual? (Download link: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01550099.pdf).

The F.13 upgrade says that it "Adds support for the Intel Xeon and Intel Core 2 Processors". Does that mean that also F.20 does? Can I therefore assume that any Intel Core 2 processor that was put in production by the date in which F.13 was out is supported?

[DeathBringer]

Post a screenshot of third (Mainboard) tab of CPU-Z.

[Nando89]

Here the screenshot, thanks

[DeathBringer]

You have newest version of BIOS.
T9400, T9550, T9600, T9800, T9900, X9100 are recommended for upgrade this laptop.

[Nando89]

Thanks for your answer, so in your opinion i cannot install this one https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/C...X9300.html ?

Because it's in this list of compatible CPU of mainboard.

Here the list: https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(ch...press.html

[DeathBringer]

I think your laptop can't boot with selected CPU.
A few motherboards with Socket P can boot quad cores CPUs. It's hardware incompatibility.
But you can try the motherboard's mod for quad core CPU supporting.

[Nando89]

Thank you so much, so we cannot be sure of the compatibility with QX9300.

Instead we're sure of the compatibility of the X9100 right?

[DeathBringer]

Right.