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"enhancement request to Dell"... I'll have whatever he's drinking...... :lol: Frequencies below the design limit should be no problem. I have tested the system and apart from the post BIOS error message all is well. CPU is detected 100% and all freqs are as they should be. Your right about the Pheon...

Yes, I understand that sometimes this can be the case however;
Moving from Prescott to Northwood is a reduction in both Power and Thermal output......
Yes??

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 9100 with latest Bios (A06). I have swapped CPU from 3.2Ghz Prescott to 2.66Ghz Northwood CPU. CPU is recognised OK, but after BIOS posts I get an error message saying that CPU is unsupported on this platform, press F1 to continue. After that all is normal and windows load...