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    Are the current Inspirons Penryn compatible?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Razor2, Dec 28, 2007.

  1. Razor2

    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    Any news on the compatibly of Inspiron 1420,1520 and 1720 with Penryn CPUs? It seems that Penryns will use the same voltage as Meroms.
     
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    From what I know, yes you can, but you will need a BIOS update that supports them.
     
    mujtaba, Dec 28, 2007
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