Has anyone tried upgrading their dl185g5 to newer CPUs. First a disclaimer, I realize this won't be supported, but I am trying to determine if it _works_.
WARNING: to anyone with a dl185g5, beware of the problem with BIOS upgrades that can brick your system, details.
The dl185g5 uses Socket F and the marketing material claims it supports Opteron 2200 and 2300 series CPUs. We know that the later 45nm "Shanghai" versions of the 2300 work, HP supports those (at least the ful power and "HE" models).
The system uses the Serverworks HT-2100 and HT-1000 chipset combo.
I am wondering if anyone has tried any of these?
* "Shanghai" 2300 "EE" (energy efficient) models: 23KSEE, 2373EE, 2377EE
* "Istanbul" 2400 6-core modules (in particular the 2419EE)
I think the chipsets should work with the 2400 series, at least there are other HP models (dl386g6, dl165g6) that use that combo and support them.
Being able to put faster and more energy efficient CPUs in these would save them from the recycle bin.
Thanks,
Matt
