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sangweb

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April 14th, 2007 19:00

upgrade BIOS with incompatible processor detected?

Is there any way I can upgrade BIOS that won't let me access due to Incompatible processor detected?
 
Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS v.1.10 A02
Dell DM051 Series
BIOS V. A02.

System halted:
Alert! Incompatible processor detected.
 
I got a D E510 and the board died so I bought one from ebay but the one on ebay give me the error above message.  I believe it's the BIOS and it need to be updated the the latest (A07) but I cannot do that without be able to access my dos or windows environment.  Is there a way I can update this without trying to find a compatible CPU?  Can I just pull the BIOS from my old one and plug this into the new board I just got?  TIA.

RoHe

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April 14th, 2007 23:00

BIOS is stored on a chip soldered onto the motherboard so you just can't unplug something and connect it to the new board.

What version of BIOS was flashed on the old board?

Ron

sangweb

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April 16th, 2007 04:00

So I just borrow my brother CPU P4 and it boot fine, I then update the BIOS to A04, now it does not boot any more, it gave the same error as Petium Dual Core:
System Halt: incompatible processor detected
 
Should I call Dell to explain why after update, MB failed to recognize CPU?

RoHe

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April 16th, 2007 16:00

You can try contacting Tech Support, but they may not do anything for you since you bought this motherboard on ebay.

Ron

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