MtothaJ wrote:
You need the 2013 bootblock for the v2 procesors to work.
HP does not offer any means of updating the bootblock, the standard response is that you should get a new motherboard.
It is however possible to update the bootblock, either by in circuit programming using an external flash programmer, or by socketing the bios and burning the bios on an external programmer. Using Intel Flash Programming Tool may possibly also be an option.
You will find more info in this thread: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Business-PCs-Workstations-and-Point-of-Sale-Systems/z820-e5-2600-v2-ivy-bridge-upgrade/td-p/5086052
BTW you BIOS version is really old. You may consider upgrading to the latest one, but since the bios is so old you ma need to update in two steps - first a slightly newer one, and then the newest one - may be worth searching the forum since info on the exact procedure was posted here.
The firmware version you refer to is the Intel Management Engine firmware - this too can be updated, however for all intents and purposes for a standard user this is largely irrelevant, unless you have a bunch of machines and need to remotely power them on and run updates etc. If not you an just as well disable AMT in the BIOS.
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I noticed this yes just at the same time I posted my questions / reply to it.
At the moment my budget will not take me far enough to get into that upgrading part of the motherboard but I am now just looking at the oppertunity to get the most of my current z620 configuration for what I purchased it for.
- video content creation
- web development (design)
- photo editing and label illustration design (Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS4
- audio editing
I should be alright for now I think.
It is most certainly a upgrade from my previous xw6600.
PS my new project right now would be to perhaps have the z600 of my wife which I need to do a reinstall of Windows 10 and uefi boot and perhaps have her current Samsung Evo 850 Gen2 drive replaced coupled to a LSI Sas 9212-4i controller card.
Another poster her on the community forum suggested to go for a Kingston Predator M2 instead of of this LSI solution.At any rate while being on a budget I am now still trying to see what the best option for me would be for a more than decent audio and or video editor.
I am not that a fanboy of Adobe Premier but guess that would it.