Processors upgrade for ECS 945GCT-HM Livermore-GL6

[alvian]

I can confirm by experiments that you can upgrade to any of the E4x00 CPUs on an ECS 945GCT-HM Livermore-GL6 Rev 1.0-B mainboard, provided the BIOS has been updated.

BIOS 5.12 (SP26919) - Unsupported CPU error, no good, need to update

BIOS 5.15 - Good

BIOS 5.25 (SP40914) - Good

BIOS 5.25 is, I believe, the last available BIOS update for this mainboard. The BIOS update program requires Windows Vista 32-bit to work. It does not work on Windows XP. I did not test the update program on Windows 7, 8, 10, or Vista 64-bit.

[TheGuySheToldU]

I have a old desktop with the 945GCT-HM REV 1.0B Motherboard. I installed Vista Ultimate  32-bit to update the BIOS to v5.25 but I'm getting error " system does not meet the minimum requirements (9996)". Any help?

[asmita6658]

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[Jonhogan]

I'm having the same issue with the same motherboard. Did you find a solution?

[asmita6658]

Hi @Jonhogan

1) May I have the exact model name of the product? Refer to this document for steps to find the product details. Do not share any of your personal information such as serial, phone number, email ID, etc.

2) What is the error message? 

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[Jonhogan]

Thanks for the reply. It's a 945gct-hm motherboard. I'm trying to get my radeon 5670 to out put a signal but the system will only use the onboard graphics. I updated the bios and set them to pcie. But still nothing. Thanks

[The_Fossette]

@Jonhogan,

What is the exact model for your computer?

What is the operating system you are using?

Look forward to hearing from you and you have a great day!

Take care.

Cheers!

[Jonhogan]

its a compaq presario sr5010nx : https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00873242

its currently running windows vista. i have also tried windows 10, 7, and xp

[The_Fossette]

@Jonhogan,

The graphics memory on the computer is system managed and there is no option to change the settings to use the external graphics.

Hope that answers your question.

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[Jonhogan]

is there any way to mod the bios to accept a gpu?