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:(( One Precision 670 and two different MOBOs ?? :(((
Hi all,
I was shock and negatively surprised today to find out that Dell Precision 670 would ship with Chipset Intel E7525 but Dell has two revisions for this very same MOBO: one that is Xeon Paxville 2.8Ghz DC enabled and another one that is NOT upgradeable only up to Single Core 3.6Ghz speed. By the Murphy law of course I got the one that is NOT Xeon Paxville enabled my question now is how do I find and buy the one that is Paxville enabled to do the upgrade? part number? I got as far as finding out a part code XC837 and a few matches in ebay but not sure if this is the one Paxville enabled or not? I am already asking the those ebay sellers. When I call support and ask the answer is ... HUH? No comments! Thanks in advance, Best regards, Giovanni PS: Dell policy regarding upgrading really sucks. |
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:(( One Precision 670 and two different MOBOs ?? :(((
wrote in message ... Hi all, I was shock and negatively surprised today to find out that Dell Precision 670 would ship with Chipset Intel E7525 but Dell has two revisions for this very same MOBO: one that is Xeon Paxville 2.8Ghz DC enabled and another one that is NOT upgradeable only up to Single Core 3.6Ghz speed. By the Murphy law of course I got the one that is NOT Xeon Paxville enabled my question now is how do I find and buy the one that is Paxville enabled to do the upgrade? part number? I got as far as finding out a part code XC837 and a few matches in ebay but not sure if this is the one Paxville enabled or not? I am already asking the those ebay sellers. When I call support and ask the answer is ... HUH? No comments! Thanks in advance, Best regards, Giovanni PS: Dell policy regarding upgrading really sucks. Looks to me like you've nailed the correct part number for PAX. http://tinyurl.com/2e4ubs I would call Dell Spare Parts (for a price reference to compare the ebay stuff) and also reference the part XC837. My main concern is if the VRM comes with the board and in *what specific configuration* it is required: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1137366 And if it is required to run (2) Core2Duos = Quad, what is the part number and the cost? See this: http://tinyurl.com/2fa74j Dell spare parts: 1-800-357-3355 *I would be shocked if the price(s) from Dell aren't astronomical. Good luck, Stew |
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:(( One Precision 670 and two different MOBOs ?? :(((
Hi Lewis,
Many thanks for your helpful response! I will certainly call Dell spare parts section to double-check but indeed there are two motherboard codes for Precision 670: - XC837 that seems to be the revised version that supports Paxville - X0392 that seems to be the one I have (where can I find the part number?) There are separate ebay offers for each of these. I alreay got my two Paxville power hungry demons only waiting to get the right mobo. It's been so much hassle getting this upgrade ... you find more upgrade info about Dell products in ebay than in Dell's website )) obviously Dell wants to make it difficult upgrading and easy buying new ... Many thanks! Best regards, Giovanni |
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:(( One Precision 670 and two different MOBOs ?? :(((
"bravegag" wrote in message ... Hi Lewis, Many thanks for your helpful response! I will certainly call Dell spare parts section to double-check but indeed there are two motherboard codes for Precision 670: - XC837 that seems to be the revised version that supports Paxville - X0392 that seems to be the one I have (where can I find the part number?) snip Regarding your present system board D/PN (Dell part number), it should be present on a barcode on the board, buried in the midst of a bunch of other numbers. Something similar to this example, in the 2nd or 3rd group of numbers (reading right to left): http://www.fcs.uga.edu/cs/helpdesk/g...rple-lines.gif Obviously, all D/PN's are 5 characters, usually alpha-numeric. You might wish to enter your system service tag over at www.support.dell.com / "warranty information" / enter tag / "original system configuration" tab....... and see if the planar/system board is listed there (it may not be, but worth a try.) Stew |
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