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09-08-2015 09:00 AM
09-08-2015 09:00 AM
Hello,
We have a customer that has a DL120 G6 server with the following CPU:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G6950 @ 2.80GHz
The customer would like to upgrade their memory but is unable to go above 8GB. The memory configurator tool says:
"For the DL120 G6, Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) are only supported with Xeon processor family."
Our question is - is it possible to simply change out their CPU from that Pentium to a Xeon CPU? Or would that require a different system board too?
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09-08-2015 11:44 AM
09-08-2015 11:44 AM
Re: DL120 G6 CPU - change from Pentium to Xeon?
According to the quickspecs it is always a xeon in this server:
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/getpdf.aspx/c04128298.pdf?ver=3
Intel® Xeon® processor X3400 series
Hope this helps!
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Torsten.
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09-08-2015 11:48 AM
09-08-2015 11:48 AM
Re: DL120 G6 CPU - change from Pentium to Xeon?
Thank you for the reply.
I noticed that too, but then I found this document showing that there are other options:
Does anyone know if the CPU can be changed from a Pentium to a Xeon?
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09-08-2015 11:31 PM
09-08-2015 11:31 PM
SolutionLooks like the early models have this pentium CPU, but using the same system board (compare partsurfer.hpe.com).
You probably need a BIOS update:
Hope this helps!
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09-09-2015 08:32 AM
09-09-2015 08:32 AM
Re: DL120 G6 CPU - change from Pentium to Xeon?
Thank you for the reply.
You're right, the 490930-001 model (that our customer has) that comes with the Pentium CPU uses the same system board (576932-001) as the models that come with Xeon CPUs (for example, from Quickspecs - model 490931-001), per the HP PartSurfer tool.
This information gives me confidence that we can switch the CPU from the Pentium to a Xeon.