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2 questions for my Precision 670
Hi,
the first problem is that during boot it halts about 20% of the time in post screen, with B and C leds turning yellow (Motherboard related problem). However whenever it boots it works perfectly well and works for days without any problem. Will a CMOS/NVRAM clearance be helpful?
the other thing is that I bought a dual core xeon 7030 cpu over ebay (2800MP/2M/800) but when I installed it, the fan started working in max speed and the BIOS wouldn't execute (leds A,B,C turned yellow). When I replaced my old CPU everything worked fine. Do you think this is a faulty CPU (so I could ask for a refund) or is it just incompatible with my system?
Dell Precision 670
Single Xeon 2.8 (single core)
BIOS A07
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Regards
Dimitris
- Also, the Intel E7525 chipset that this system uses (see here) doesn't mention support for dual or quad core processors on Intel's site whereas Intel's 5400 series chipset specifically talks about dual core and quad core support.Message Edited by Dev Mgr on 05-01-2008 12:40 PM
guitarmania
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Posted May 1st, 2008 16:00
I think precesion only supports DP (dual processor setup) xeons but not MP (multiple processor setup) xeons.
romrunning
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Posted April 28th, 2008 14:00
1) Look for a BIOS update. You could also just leave it running all the time with sleep mode enabled to conserve *some* electricity.
2) As has been mentioned here before, newer CPUs may not work even if the chipset supports them because of the lack of appropriate VRM (voltage regulator modules). It seems like your new CPU isn't supported.