Everest findings would definitely help, but with my board the Opteron series was NOT supported and all it took to really grab that processor by the throat was a 3rd party BIOS flash.

Even if you can't find support in text form, it would still be worth your while to investigate any flashes that may open up some different avenues.

It would help for sure, but even if he specified his model and whatnot it'd help me find stuff for him on it as well. Or even running the service tag through the support system on Dell.com and posting the results.

Although I really haven't heard all that much on Dell flashing in the past which makes me kinda question what he could do with Xeon upgrades.

What do you want from the support system at dell? I didn't have Everest or that other thing. Sorry. If you could recommend a place to get Everest I could tell you then.

Edit was just to add my model.

I have a Dell Dimesion E510, all stock eccept for my video card, which is an NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT.

This message was edited by Dead_Homeboy on May 01 2008.

Come on. I've even seen you were online once or twice since I last posted. Respond please...

Google is your friend. Just google free everest.

This is my CPU:


Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Alias Prescott-2M
CPU Stepping N0
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Engineering Sample No
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
L1 Data Cache [ TRIAL VERSION ]
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L2 Cache 2 MB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)
Min / Max CPU Multiplier 14x / 15x
Original Clock [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Multi CPU
CPU #1 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 2992 MHz
CPU #2 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 2992 MHz
Motherboard ID DELL Dell DM051

CPU Physical Info
Core Voltage 1.3 V
Die Size [ TRIAL VERSION ] mm2
I/O Voltage 1.3 V
Maximum Power 101 W @ 3.00 GHz
Package Size 3.75 cm x 3.75 cm
Package Type 775 Contact LGA
Process Technology 7M, 90 nm, CMOS, Cu, Low-K Inter-Layer, High-K Gate, Strained Si
Transistors [ TRIAL VERSION ] million
Typical Power 84 W @ 3.00 GHz

CPU Manufacturer
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/processor

CPU Utilization
CPU #1 / HTT Unit #1 0 %
CPU #1 / HTT Unit #2 3 %


This is my motherboard:


Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 5150/E510

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 8:6
Real Clock 267 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ] MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel Direct Media Interface

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Dell Computer Corporation
Product Information http://www.dell.com
BIOS Download http://support.dell.com


This is my chipset:


Field Value
North Bridge Properties
North Bridge Intel Lakeport-G i945G
Intel Platform Anchor Creek / Lyndon
Supported FSB Speeds FSB533, FSB800, FSB1066
Supported Memory Types DDR2-400 SDRAM, DDR2-533 SDRAM, DDR2-667 SDRAM
Maximum Memory Amount 4 GB
Revision / Stepping 02 / A2
Package Type 1202 Pin FC-BGA
Package Size 3.4 cm x 3.4 cm
Core Voltage 1.5 V
In-Order Queue Depth 12

Memory Controller
Type Dual Channel (128-bit)
Active Mode Dual Channel (128-bit)

Memory Timings
CAS Latency (CL) 4T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 4T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 4T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 11T
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 28T
Write To Precharge Delay (tWTP) 11T
Refresh Period (tREF) 7.8 us

Error Correction
ECC Not Supported
ChipKill ECC Not Supported
RAID Not Supported
ECC Scrubbing Not Supported

Memory Slots
DRAM Slot #1 512 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 512 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)

Integrated Graphics Controller
Graphics Controller Type Intel GMA 950
Graphics Controller Status Disabled

PCI Express Controller
PCI-E 1.0 x16 port #2 In Use @ x16 (PNY Verto GeForce 7300 GT Video Adapter)

Chipset Manufacturer
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets
Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets
Driver Update http://driveragent.com?ref=59


If you need anything else tell me soon cause I only have everest for a little while and then I have to pay for it.

This is the BIOS if you need that:


Field Value
BIOS Properties
BIOS Type Phoenix
BIOS Version A05
System BIOS Date 03/31/06
Video BIOS Date 10/09/06

BIOS Manufacturer
Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Product Information
http://www.phoenix.com/en/products/default.htm
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport.com/biosagent/index.cfm?refererid=40

Problems & Suggestions
Suggestion Are you looking for a BIOS Upgrade? Contact eSupport Today!
Suggestion System BIOS is more than 2 years old. Update it if necessary.

the i945G chipset supports Core 2 Duo, I believe, but I doubt your board does. Call Dell and ask them if it does.

A Core 2 Duo of ANYKIND would be better than what you have for gaming.