Hi
I have a Proliant G7 dl120 server which has a LGA1155 socket. The BIOS changelog makes no mention of a BIOS update to support 3rd generation CPUs. I currently have a E3 1220 xeon and I am planning to upgrade it.. V2 Xeons offer a fairly significant difference in performance.
The chipset is C204 and it does support 3rd generation****
I have no information on the company that made the BIOS unless it was HP themselves.
The motherboard has a backup BIOS so there is "less" risk of me bricking my motherboard entirely.
Could anyone update the microcode to the BIOS? or point me in the right direction to do it myself?
BIOS link is here, its under windows server 2012 R2, and its the second link in the BIOS section.
http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/publ...nvOid=4168
If anyone wants more information, I can link it here, I'm just not sure whats relevant, or if you want me to research something, ask away.
Thanks.
****okay im not sure if the C204 chipset does support 3rd gen. that might suck.
update 2: found an article saying that the C204 chipset does support 3rd gen...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xeon...258-3.html
and also,
the G8 proliant series of servers support 3rd gen (V2 xeons) and the BIOS for the closest equivalent G8 version of mine is found here; (not sure how relvant it is)
http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/publ...nvOid=4168
however the downloads are locked.. its still under warranty so HP still want money ;(
I have a Proliant G7 dl120 server which has a LGA1155 socket. The BIOS changelog makes no mention of a BIOS update to support 3rd generation CPUs. I currently have a E3 1220 xeon and I am planning to upgrade it.. V2 Xeons offer a fairly significant difference in performance.
The chipset is C204 and it does support 3rd generation****
I have no information on the company that made the BIOS unless it was HP themselves.
The motherboard has a backup BIOS so there is "less" risk of me bricking my motherboard entirely.
Could anyone update the microcode to the BIOS? or point me in the right direction to do it myself?
BIOS link is here, its under windows server 2012 R2, and its the second link in the BIOS section.
http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/publ...nvOid=4168
If anyone wants more information, I can link it here, I'm just not sure whats relevant, or if you want me to research something, ask away.
Thanks.
****okay im not sure if the C204 chipset does support 3rd gen. that might suck.
update 2: found an article saying that the C204 chipset does support 3rd gen...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xeon...258-3.html
and also,
the G8 proliant series of servers support 3rd gen (V2 xeons) and the BIOS for the closest equivalent G8 version of mine is found here; (not sure how relvant it is)
http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/publ...nvOid=4168
however the downloads are locked.. its still under warranty so HP still want money ;(