Why can't I upgrade to windows 10 my Dell Latitude E6420?

WHy can't I Upgrade to windows 10 or Windows 11 my Dell Latitude E6420?

I found my old laptop from a decade back.

It had following spec

i5 2nd Gen
2GB*2 (4GB Ram)
500GB HDD
Windows 7 installed

I tried to upgrade it

4GB*2 (8GB) and 500GB SSD as primary
removed the old DVD drive and replaced it with the existing 500GB HDD using a caddy.
cloned entire HDD to SSD (using dd) and then wiped HDD
Updated BIOS from A08 to A25

I thought this upgrade would make it more suitable to support windows 10/11.

Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 and secure boot so that is out of the question

But Windows 10.

Created a bootable USB
Started installation wizard from boot by usb technique
Got error: no drivers available

I tried to solve it by using different port, and also tried using Intel Rapid storage technology thing. It still said no driver available.

What could be the reason? and also can I upgrade the processor too?

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ejn63

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May 15th, 2024 13:59

Windows 11 will never be supported on this system -- the CPU is too old and does not meet the Windows 11 requirements, above and beyond the TPM requirements. There is no CPU you can use with this system that will meet Windows 11 requirements.

Windows 10 will run on the system, but with only 4G RAM it will be very slow going, even with an SSD. You will want to upgrade to 8G (the most this system can take) and start with a clean install of Windows 10 rather than an upgrade.

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Bryce hoyr

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May 16th, 2024 01:27

At that point I'd just upgrade to an office pc

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