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Help with G5 5000 CPU upgrade
Hello, We have a G5 5000 with a 10th Gen CPU. Dell says that 11th gen is supported with latest BIOs update. We installed i9-11900f and I am getting two flashing amber lights and one white which refers to an MBIST: SPI Flash issue. I reinstalled the old CPU...and all still good. I have not tried booting from a flash USB drive yet...any thoughts?
redxps630
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August 7th, 2024 20:29
Re: Dell says that 11th gen is supported with latest BIOs update.
I am not sure of that. there is no user benchmark evidence supporting 11th gen in G5 5000.
https://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder?searchTerm=G5%205000%20i7
Did you talk to a Dell tech helper or read this from G5 support site?
so far all evidence speaks that G5 5000 only supports 10th gen cpu. no 11th gen cpu support evidence.
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August 8th, 2024 00:20
if you click through all the old versions of G5 5000 bios release, none of which mentions new microcode addition. they all dealt with " Firmware updates to address security vulnerabilities."
when Dell writes a new bios to support new cpu gen they would include a statement in bios release that fixes/enhancement are done to support new microcode. Such is not found in G5 5000 bios yet.
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/g-series-5000-desktop/drivers
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August 13th, 2024 02:55
Purchased new cpu and attempting to install..getting 2 Amber's and one white. I updated the latest bios on dell and installed...no boot...do I need a different bios for the new cpu?