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‎07-07-2018 04:53 AM

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Product: HP Z420

Hello,

 

Could anyone help whether HP z420 MoBo v1 with BIOS v03.92 supports v2 CPUs (e.g. E5-2650 v2)?

 

 v03.92:

- Updates Intel processor microcode to 0x42C for Ivy Bridge-EP processors, 0x713 for Sandy Bridge-EP C2/M1 processors, and 0x61C for Sandy Bridge-EP C1/M0 processors.

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Based on this for me it looks the answer is yes, but I'm not sure, as I read earlier that v1 MoBo cannot support v2 CPU:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Business-PCs-Workstations-and-Point-of-Sale-Systems/HP-Z420-CPU-Upgard...

 

Thanks

 

 

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‎07-07-2018 07:20 AM

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The answer is no.

 

It is not so expensive these days to buy a v2 Z420 used motherboard off eBay, and swap it in.  That is the way to go if you want V2.....

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‎07-07-2018 07:20 AM

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The answer is no.

 

It is not so expensive these days to buy a v2 Z420 used motherboard off eBay, and swap it in.  That is the way to go if you want V2.....

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‎07-09-2018 03:26 PM

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Good to know, thank you for the answer.

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