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Franky11
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 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject: Reformat after cpu upgrade?? |
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| I want to upgrade my ageing Pentium 4HT 531 3.0Ghz Prescott from my Asus P5PE-VM mainboard to Core2Duo E4500. What shall I do? I believe it's a simple thing to do and I wanted to do it by myself but I need some advice from those who are familiar with this field. Do I still need to reformat my hard drive? Or some BIOS tweaks instead? Or adjust some settings? Is it just a simple "disassemble and assemble" thing? If not, then I must let the technician do the job. Please help..Many thanks.. |
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DamnBeavis.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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No, you don't need to reformat your hdd.
But it's strongly recommended to update your bios and then update the cpu.
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Leevmeister
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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nope reinstall is not needed for cpu upgrade alone, but if you need to replace the motherboard to do the upgrade, yes you need to reinstall.
According to cpu-upgrade.com, the cpu will work on the motherboard, but youll need to upgrade the bios. (http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/P5PE-VM.html) |
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JAC
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I did a similar thing the other day, I swapped out a Pentium D for a Core2Duo.
Check your BIOS is 1406 or higher. Press PAUSE (near top right of your keyboard) during bootup to suprisingly enough, pause the screen so you can read it and check the bios version. Look for your motherboard type on the boot screen, the bios number is usually somewhere somewher eon the that line.
1- turn computer off. Unplug all cables.
2 -swap out cpu
3- check all connectors inside the comnputer are plugged back in in you unplugged anything to install new cpu!
4- reconect cables, and turn on computer
5- go into bios and check cpu is correct
6- reboot and job done.
No need to reformat/install/turn three times on a dime.
If it works paypal me $100. 
oh erm.. I just remembered I had to lever the cpu holding plate off with a screwdriver. The cpu heatsink retention bracket stopped the lever going right over. I didnt want to have to strip down the motherboard to install the cpu so I just used a screwdriver to help the cpu holding plate.
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JAC
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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I dont update the BIOS to the latest version every time, UNLESS I REALLY NEED IT.
Look at the "tweaks"/patches etc made for each BIOS release and you will see most of the time it is not needed for you. Upgrading the BIOS can be risky if the power fails or if you load in the wrong files etc. |
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