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    XPS 1340 BIOS support for other mobile CPUs?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by amrando, Apr 4, 2011.

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    amrando Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all-

    It appears I have one of the few reliable XPS 1340s (at least from the sounds of NBR forums) as I have not had power issues or overheating problems. What I do have is a question about CPU support, since Dell technical support either refuses to provide a straight answer or simply doesn't know.

    My system came with the standard P8700 CPU - 2.5ghz 3Mb cache, 1066mhz bus.

    But would the A14 BIOS support:

    P9700
    T9900
    QX9300

    All these are socket-compatible and run the same speed of bus. I have an opportunity to source any of these for pretty cheap prices, and this along with a basic SSD would be a pretty decent boost for this machine, which is going to be recycled into a media center PC. Anyone tried out an aftermarket CPU?
     
    amrando, Apr 4, 2011
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    amrando Notebook Enthusiast

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    ..Bueller?
     
    amrando, Apr 6, 2011
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