Recent content by CFFA17

As you have said it was never shipped with the i7 option and never got a BIOS update allowing for the i7 for this reason. Destroyed my motherboard today and am buying an Asus one which is confirmed as compatible.

Currently attempting BIOS flash/update via USB Maybe reinstalling it might work

Apologies, You're right. A14 BIOS with service tag 9LYVGS1. I used to use a 960 SFF that I quad core swapped so my brain swapped the number.

Another BIOS update might fix it, and in the setup I see a UEFI and Legacy boot sequence option. I'll switch to UEFI, boot, and then update on the results. After reinstalling the i5 it gave a CPU microcode update failure so that sounds like it might have something to do with the BIOS. I'm not...

Specs: I have a Dell optiplex 390 with 2x4gb DDR3, Sapphire Nitro R9 390, i5 2400, 1x 500GB HDD, 1x 1TB HDD, and a 550w power supply running Windows 10 Pro and A14 BIOS, which appears to be the newest version for the motherboard. Luckily I've been able to shovel these parts together for under...

I have a Dell Optiplex 960 SFF. My computer requires these things from the power supply. 1x 24-Pin Mini ATX Power Connector (With Provided Adapter), 1x 4-Pin ATX Power Connector 1x SATA Power Connector, 1x Slimline SATA Power Connector (With Provided Adapter) 1x 4-Pin Floppy Disc Drive...

(this post is outdated) Thank you greens. I already bought the PSU, and it's on its way here. Today I tore the computer up to get the current PSU out, and decided to leave the motherboard in the case/frame, but i took the opportunity to "personalize" it. I removed everything... not physically...

Dear smarter people, Bare with me, the post is medium sized, but I must give lots of detail for accurate help. I wanted a cheap fast computer that I could buy, not build, so I did some digging on amazon and bought this: Dell Optiplex 960 sff ($130) Windows 10 (free MS office) (Reading off the...