[Request] Dell Latitude D530 Intel T9x00 Support

[DeathBringer]

Did you tried to boot T9500 with native BIOS?
Can you boot native CPU with modified bios?
Have you any DIMMs PC2‑6400?
BTW: https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-R...00-Support

[DeathBringer]

I've made new mod of BIOS A10.
Please check it with native and new CPU.

[threepot]

Thank you DeathBringer for your efforts I will test and report later.
Yes I tried T9500 with original A08, A10 and A12 - non would boot the T9500.
No I do not currently have any PC2-6400 dimms but I will buy one for testing purposes.
I have previously seen "Request-Dell-Latitude-D530-Intel-T9500-Support" thread and your efforts to attempt a resolution.
I think the other poster gave up too easily!
Also if I brick a D530 then it is no problem as I have spare mainboards etc.

I am grateful for your reply and efforts.

[DeathBringer]

Note that:

...at first was displaying no video, ... and pulled cmos battery for 10 mins, powered up again this time did get the dell bios splash screen but was not able to get into the bios it just stuck on
"Invalid configuration information - please run SETUP program" BUT does not give me the option to run F1 or F2 etc"

and:

Acted a little different this time Dell Bios Splash screen displayed white progress bar went from left to right then went to a black screen with just a white cursor flash at the top left of the screen, no text was shown.

[threepot]

It has behaved differently this time.

First time I booted it I got this screen:-

   

Then stalled and did nothing, just stayed there.

Then I turned it off and on again, and I just get the flashing HDD light again.

I have pulled the cmos battery, power adapter and battery - waiting for 10 mins to pass before I try again.

[DeathBringer]

Can you boot native CPU with my mod of BIOS?

[threepot]

Also I think pc2-6400 ram will not help as the chipset definition on the Intel site states "Memory Types:- DDR2 533/667"


Yes your bios did boot on the old CPU fine, and ran windows ok.


EDIT:--

Even after the CMOS battery was pulled it still just flashes at me and no splash screen.

Native chip T7250 = SLA49 = 2.00ghz / 2m / 800fsb

[threepot]

Yes boots again OK on native chip - not bricked it yet!

[DeathBringer]

Also I think pc2-6400 ram will not help

I agree with it. I'll try something else.
P.S. Please delete your video (from topic).

[threepot]

Done!