DELL PRECISION 530 WHL XEON

TECH: Motherboard, vrm, voltage regulator module identification of parts repair and upgrade. A pair of 1.7 ghz Intel Xeon cpu in these DELL 530 WHL XEON workstation/server class machines. Hashing out the confusion with upgrading The 3N384 Motherboard AND THE part # 2H882 Motherboards in the dual Xeon processor DELL PRECISION 530 mt workstation upgrade.
We will look at the bios and cpuz to determine an upgrade pathe for this great piece of server hardware.
Dell Precision 530 VRM 5D722 (older)
DELL PRECISION 530 VRM TH-00G512 0G512 (newer)
Dell P/N – 2H882 - Will only support up to 1.7 GHz Xeons
Dell P/N – 3N384 – Will support up to 3.0 GHz Xeons, Dell certified to 2.8 GHz
2H882 -Motherboard Rev: Colusa, Cost Reduced, PWS530 (Foster Xeon)
3N384 – Motherboard Rev: Colusa, JT, PWS530 Motherboard (Prestonia Xeon)
RAMBUS MEMORY , INTEL chipset I860 on BOTH motherboards. Adaptec ultra 160 scuzzi controller built on board.
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