~Toughbooktalk~

Hi Guys, I have an old Dell Poweredge 600SC Server. It had a 2.4 GHz P4 in it and I wanted to upgrade the CPU to a 2.80 GHz HT CPU. Does anyone know off the top of your head if this old Mobo will see it and use the Hyperthread?

The reason I ask is that Dell insisted on using an odd proprietary fan connector and I am too frugal (cheap) to buy and wait on the correct adapter at $6.95 and $8 shipping! If I cut off the connector on my Zelmann Heatsink and Fan I want to make sure beforehand that I will actually see the increased speed!

Hyperthread, MAYBE, 2.8 GHz... yes, should work

Well the BIOs misidentified the 2.8GHz as a 1.4GHz and then failed to allow it to boot, or even to get into the BIO Setup routine. The RAM I have put it is also problematic! I HATE OEM boxes! Give me a good white box built by a competent Tech any day!!!

Processer- check for a bios update
Ram - make sure its eec for servers

Alex

You mean "ECC" (Error correcting code), not "eec"

Thanks for correcting it
I thought/was sure I had it correct , your server must of misplaced a 1 or 0 somewhere
Rob What type ram does it run? Its a good idea to use ecc ram in it , not the more error prone eec type


Alex

That server would run DDR 266 ECC RAM

Thanks, that is exactly what the RAM problem is, it is not ECC! I was sure that it was, but I had forgot that RAM got put in another machine some time ago! Thanks for making me check my work!

As to the processor, I am not sure that it is worth the effort for such a minor upgrade. The last BIOs for this old machine was written in 2006. I can not complain, I got it for free off a scrap pile and all it needed was for the CPU to be reseated and some TLC! It has served me for 2.5 years!

You can check if it's ECC by looking at it... If it has two little extra chips in the middle then it is ECC. See the picture!

No, No, I know the sticks of RAM I tried to use are not ECC and you guys prompting made me recheck my work. I just forgot what I had in the old machine and I was trying to work too fast!

Thanks for the help!