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October 26th, 2023 11:14
Precision 7510 motherboard swap
I have a Dell Precision 7510 with a Xeon E3-1505M.
It is no longer starting (POST problem) and the led flashing indicates a memory failure/incompatibility. I've removed/moved memory around the 4 slots with no change, so I'm leaning towards a motherboard problem/replacement.
Q1: Is this a reasonable conclusion?
Q2: Are all motherboards for this machine the same, regardless of the CPU installed? Could I, for example, purchase a replacement motherboard with an i5 or i7 cpu, and insert my existing Xeon?
Thanks for any info
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ejn63
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October 26th, 2023 13:19
Answer 1 -- you may want to verify the RAM in another system, or try a new set of modules to definitively pin down a mainboard failure.
Answer 2 -- the CPU is soldered to the system board, so it will be replaced if you replace the system board; you can't save your existing CPU and transfer it to a new board.
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October 26th, 2023 13:45
@ejn63
1. Good Idea ... will do that
2. Ah! Thanks. Seems unusual? Is that a Dell thing, a Precision thing, a laptop thing?
ejn63
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October 26th, 2023 17:58
Not unusual at all -- the transition to soldered-in mobile CPUs began in earnest in 2014 and was complete within about two years. The only mobile systems that still had/have socketed CPUs that were/are replaceable after that point use desktop CPUs.