Hello everyone,
-I currently have a Dell Latitude E5500 laptop with me, and I'm intending to change its processor to a Pentium Dual-Core T2330.
-Unfortunately, according to official Dell documentations, it seems that Dell only allowed Core 2 Duo or Celeron (socket P) to be installed into this laptop.
-The laptop has already been updated to the latest A19 BIOS, but it wouldn't boot with this T2330 installed (blinking Caps Lock LED).
-I've never tried updating/adding microcode into the BIOS (just done minor BIOS mods before), so I hope some experts could help me on this.
-1066MHz FSB support is mentioned in official Dell documentations, and it uses Intel GE45 chipset, so this model should support both 65nm Meroms and 45nm Penryns (but artificially/intentionally limited to Core 2 Duo and Celeron brands/range only).
-The A19 BIOS for Latitude E5500:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/my/en/ ... erId=2KY24
http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER0154589 ... 500A19.exe (direct link).
-Latest Intel processors' microcode data file (including the mobile Pentium/Merom):
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/downlo ... -Data-File
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/24661/e ... 150121.tgz (direct link).
-Latitude E5500 documentations (1066MHz FSB support is mentioned inside):
http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-p ... 5500_setup guide_en-us.pdf
http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-p ... 5500_Setup Guide2_en-us.pdf
-Every help is really appreciated, thank you very much.
Regards,
-Musafir_86.
Help on Updating Microcode for Latitude E5500 BIOS
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T2330 is a 533MHz FSB part:
http://ark.intel.com/nl/products/32432/ ... 33-MHz-FSB
T9400 is the top you can fit in this thing:
http://ark.intel.com/nl/products/35562/ ... 66-MHz-FSB
The T2330 needs a higher core voltage which this laptop simply cannot provide. There is a hardware limit that cannot be fixed by software.
http://ark.intel.com/nl/products/32432/ ... 33-MHz-FSB
T9400 is the top you can fit in this thing:
http://ark.intel.com/nl/products/35562/ ... 66-MHz-FSB
The T2330 needs a higher core voltage which this laptop simply cannot provide. There is a hardware limit that cannot be fixed by software.
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