07-22-2017, 10:25 AM
Hello, my name is Jim and I have a Dell Optiplex 745 and I have been trying to tackle this project my self and been searching and reading over the past 24 or so hours, and I am in need of some help, what I want to do is ADD processor support for my Optiplex 745 so I can use a wider selection of LGA 775 chips, I would like to be able to still use the original Core 2 Duo (E4400 at 2.00 GHz) if I ever need to, but that is NOT something im set on, my goal would be to get quad core support and Xeon support in this rig. My main goal is not to add SLIC support or any thing fancy like that (the Xeon I want IIRC is not meant to OC anyways so OC is not a requirement) but to add further processor micro code support to allow for a wider range of processor to be used.
Anyways here is info on my system (to the best of my abilities)
Requirements for request:
-bios link: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/4...erId=GRJ7T
-whats happens: I.e. It doesn't boot / it shows an error (which? post a picture) no Errors: request is to add additional microcode/processor support for the LGA 775 platform
-screenshot from aida64>motherboard>cpuid
-CPU spec code (not sure what is needed here exactly) CPU is a E4400 "Conroe" "6F2 (Family: 6, Model: F, Stepping: 2, Instruction set is MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Mainboard: Dell 0WK833
Chipset: Q965 REV: C1
Current Bios version (on the machine of interest): 2.6.6
Microcode: Rev. 0x000005D
I hope this info helps someone out and perhaps will encourage some one to maybe assist me with my goal, and help others who have similar machines like mine to gain further use of our aging machines continue living a good life.
Anyways here is info on my system (to the best of my abilities)
Requirements for request:
-bios link: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/4...erId=GRJ7T
-whats happens: I.e. It doesn't boot / it shows an error (which? post a picture) no Errors: request is to add additional microcode/processor support for the LGA 775 platform
-screenshot from aida64>motherboard>cpuid
-CPU spec code (not sure what is needed here exactly) CPU is a E4400 "Conroe" "6F2 (Family: 6, Model: F, Stepping: 2, Instruction set is MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Mainboard: Dell 0WK833
Chipset: Q965 REV: C1
Current Bios version (on the machine of interest): 2.6.6
Microcode: Rev. 0x000005D
I hope this info helps someone out and perhaps will encourage some one to maybe assist me with my goal, and help others who have similar machines like mine to gain further use of our aging machines continue living a good life.