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‎10-03-2019 04:39 PM

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Product: Hp z840
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi I have an hp z840 workstation and would like to change the current processors from xeon e5 2640 v3 to xeon e5 2696 v3, is this possible?

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‎10-03-2019 07:07 PM

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@Igorcass , welcome to the forum.

 

Here is the Maintenance and Service Guide for the workstation.  In Chapter 1, Hardware overview, Page 20, it states as follows:

Processor technologyIntel Series C612 chipset:●Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Series, including processors up to 150 W●Integrated 4-channel memory controller●Microarchitecture improvements●Large L3 cache for superior performance●Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) connects processors and I/O controller with speeds up to 9.6 GT

 

As you can see, it shows the E5-2600 Series processors.  Therefore, I believe that the processor should be compatible with the motherboard.

 

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‎10-04-2019 01:02 AM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011

 

Yes, keep in mind you should ensure your BIOS is up to date before swapping processors.

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‎10-04-2019 02:08 PM

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This is my bios

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‎10-04-2019 02:12 PM

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‎10-04-2019 04:47 PM - edited ‎10-04-2019 04:50 PM

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@Igorcass, here is the latest BIOS for your workstation:

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-z840-workstation/6978842/swItemId/vc-2...

 

Please read all of the information on the page; including the instructions on installing the update.



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