Hi
I swapped out Pentium 4 630 for a Pentium D 940 3.2g. It is recognized in BIOS and Device Mgr. Everything seems to be running well. The problem is When i startup or restart after the Dell splash screen i get 2 beeps and this message -Alert incompatible processor Hit F1 to continue or Hit F2 for Setup. I hit F1 and everything loads up and runs fine. I've had it running for a few hours without problems.
Anything i can do about the F1 nag. Thank you

I'm running
Dell E510 Vista home premium

Motherboard 0WG261
Chipset intel i945 G/GZ revision A2
Southbridge 82801GB (ICH7)
Bios Dell version A07

Are you sure that your new processor is compatible with your current motherboard?
If not that is where your problem lies. To fix it, either revert back to your old processor, or find a mother board that complies with you new processor and then buy that. If you choose to buy a new motherboard, you will need to buy all new components for it (RAM, GFX card maybe, fans etc.)

Hi Serunson
Thats just it. I and others have tried to get an answer from Dell. No luck. Some on the Dell forums have done what i did (same MB) and have no problems (yet). A few have had the F1 nag but can't fix it.
Thats why i'm searching for an answer. Thanks for the reply

dells are picky. i have a dimesntion 5150 and i upgraded to a faster P4HT and i still get the error.

Yeah
Everything seems to be ok. I'll wait and see what happens. Thanks

Hi,
The same problem with Optiplex GX520, i changed the motherboard from Dell company. When i start the computer i am having the message about incompatible processor.
Please reply if you know the solution of this problem

Incompatible processor means that the processor that you have put in does not work with the current motherboard that you have. In your case, you have upgraded the motherboard, to a version more modern than the processor, so your computer won't run. To fix this, buy a new processor that will run on the motherboard that you now have.

Hi
I didn't change the MB it's original. The processor is new.
The comp. is running fine. The only problem is i have to hit F1
at startup.Other than that it seems to be running fine. Thanks

Oh i read my manual, apparently there is a jumper on the mobo which you can set to disable the warning

Hi
I have the online manual for the comp. I don't have one for the MoBo
Dell E510