ml350 g5 upgrade cpu from x5345 to x5460 saystem not booting

[kent_fan]

1.

I am with the 2007 BIOS -after installing new cpu  x5460 -system powers up  fan@ Iam guessing 100&% and remains in that state - no boot - derspite the relevant health and light diagnostics being green/showing  no errors. I have left for 10 mins ....

2.

If the no boot a BIOS update  issue -there is a entitlement requirement re latest BIOS l etc but the server is over 10 yrs old so there is NO HP support contract |(nor can there be, I believe).....am I right about this? And so how do I obtain the new BIOS should that be necessary?

3. 

Generallly the SPP 's I have used in the past on various versions dont seem to wish to install BIOS which have to be done manually....could  someone comment on that -whether thats correct 

Thank you-would be very appreciative of some advice

[krasinka1409 · Accepted solution]

The BIOS can be currently downloaded without entitlement:

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_b80e134db9c14414b49e2e03de#tab-history

Furthermore, the download of "critical" version will remain available for free. You may check under revision history for any "critical" version, newer as the one from 2007 and try. 

[kent_fan]

thanks yes I can see a 2011 BIOS CRITICAL...but the 2015 BIOS is locked /entitlement required....how can anyone have  asupport contract for G5's as they are EOL for support, I think, so how would anyone access the 2015 BIOS