I need to upgrade the CPU in my
PowerEdge 2900
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I contacted Dell support and they gave me a list of quad core CPU's that would work with this box. I ordered two and I get an error "Unsupported CPU configuration" at the end of the POST.
I went down the list and ordered the next slower chips (still Quad Core Xenon CPUs) and again, the same trouble. Will not POST. I get the error message AT THE END of the POST "Unsupported CPU configuration" and the system halts.
I need to get this upgraded and running ASAP. Does anyone know of a CPU type (quad core) that will work with this? Even though the BIOS shows (after the BIOS upgrade to 2.7 ???) that the CPU's are supported the system halts.
Any advise is welcomed! The server still runs great. We just need to put the thing to work with more horsepower. Otherwise it's an anchor.