CPU not compatible for Windows 10 upgrade

degsie

Old Dell latitude D430 with core2 duo processor. Upgrade util report not compatible for Win 10 (currently on win 7). Googling seems to suggest it 'should' be ok with sse/1/2/3 and nx functions available from coreinfo util:

C:\>coreinfo.exe

Coreinfo v3.31 - Dump information on system CPU and memory topology
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Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU U7600 @ 1.20GHz
x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel
Microcode signature: 00000057
HTT * Hyperthreading enabled
HYPERVISOR - Hypervisor is present
VMX * Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization
SVM - Supports AMD hardware-assisted virtualization
X64 * Supports 64-bit mode

SMX - Supports Intel trusted execution
SKINIT - Supports AMD SKINIT

NX * Supports no-execute page protection
SMEP - Supports Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention
SMAP - Supports Supervisor Mode Access Prevention
PAGE1GB - Supports 1 GB large pages
PAE * Supports > 32-bit physical addresses
PAT * Supports Page Attribute Table
PSE * Supports 4 MB pages
PSE36 * Supports > 32-bit address 4 MB pages
PGE * Supports global bit in page tables
SS * Supports bus snooping for cache operations
VME * Supports Virtual-8086 mode
RDWRFSGSBASE - Supports direct GS/FS base access

FPU * Implements i387 floating point instructions
MMX * Supports MMX instruction set
MMXEXT - Implements AMD MMX extensions
3DNOW - Supports 3DNow! instructions
3DNOWEXT - Supports 3DNow! extension instructions
SSE * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2 * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3 * Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3 * Supports Supplemental SIMD Extensions 3
SSE4a - Supports Streaming SIMDR Extensions 4a
SSE4.1 - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1
SSE4.2 - Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2

AES - Supports AES extensions
AVX - Supports AVX intruction extensions
FMA - Supports FMA extensions using YMM state
MSR * Implements RDMSR/WRMSR instructions
MTRR * Supports Memory Type Range Registers
XSAVE - Supports XSAVE/XRSTOR instructions
OSXSAVE - Supports XSETBV/XGETBV instructions
RDRAND - Supports RDRAND instruction
RDSEED - Supports RDSEED instruction

CMOV * Supports CMOVcc instruction
CLFSH * Supports CLFLUSH instruction
CX8 * Supports compare and exchange 8-byte instructions
CX16 * Supports CMPXCHG16B instruction
BMI1 - Supports bit manipulation extensions 1
BMI2 - Supports bit manipulation extensions 2
ADX - Supports ADCX/ADOX instructions
DCA - Supports prefetch from memory-mapped device
F16C - Supports half-precision instruction
FXSR * Supports FXSAVE/FXSTOR instructions
FFXSR - Supports optimized FXSAVE/FSRSTOR instruction
MONITOR * Supports MONITOR and MWAIT instructions
MOVBE - Supports MOVBE instruction
ERMSB - Supports Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB
PCLMULDQ - Supports PCLMULDQ instruction
POPCNT - Supports POPCNT instruction
LZCNT - Supports LZCNT instruction
SEP * Supports fast system call instructions
LAHF-SAHF * Supports LAHF/SAHF instructions in 64-bit mode
HLE - Supports Hardware Lock Elision instructions
RTM - Supports Restricted Transactional Memory instructions

DE * Supports I/O breakpoints including CR4.DE
DTES64 * Can write history of 64-bit branch addresses
DS * Implements memory-resident debug buffer
DS-CPL * Supports Debug Store feature with CPL
PCID - Supports PCIDs and settable CR4.PCIDE
INVPCID - Supports INVPCID instruction
PDCM * Supports Performance Capabilities MSR
RDTSCP - Supports RDTSCP instruction
TSC * Supports RDTSC instruction
TSC-DEADLINE - Local APIC supports one-shot deadline timer
TSC-INVARIANT - TSC runs at constant rate
xTPR * Supports disabling task priority messages

EIST * Supports Enhanced Intel Speedstep
ACPI * Implements MSR for power management
TM * Implements thermal monitor circuitry
TM2 * Implements Thermal Monitor 2 control
APIC * Implements software-accessible local APIC
x2APIC - Supports x2APIC

CNXT-ID - L1 data cache mode adaptive or BIOS

MCE * Supports Machine Check, INT18 and CR4.MCE
MCA * Implements Machine Check Architecture
PBE * Supports use of FERR#/PBE# pin

PSN - Implements 96-bit processor serial number

PREFETCHW * Supports PREFETCHW instruction

Maximum implemented CPUID leaves: 0000000A (Basic), 80000008 (Extended).

Logical to Physical Processor Map:
*- Physical Processor 0
-* Physical Processor 1

Logical Processor to Socket Map:
** Socket 0

Logical Processor to NUMA Node Map:
** NUMA Node 0

No NUMA nodes.

Logical Processor to Cache Map:
*- Data Cache 0, Level 1, 32 KB, Assoc 8, LineSize 64
*- Instruction Cache 0, Level 1, 32 KB, Assoc 8, LineSize 64
-* Data Cache 1, Level 1, 32 KB, Assoc 8, LineSize 64
-* Instruction Cache 1, Level 1, 32 KB, Assoc 8, LineSize 64
** Unified Cache 0, Level 2, 2 MB, Assoc 8, LineSize 64

Logical Processor to Group Map:
** Group 0

Checked bios and XD bit is set. Also updated with all current win updates.

Anybody any ideas?

unkel

My main laptop is same age or even older ('07) also with a core 2 duo CPU. It is running Windows 10 Pro fine.

What did you do, just the standard upgrade process via win update, or via a downloaded ISO from within windows? Or even boot from bootable media?

degsie

unkel wrote: »

My main laptop is same age or even older ('07) also with a core 2 duo CPU. It is running Windows 10 Pro fine.

What did you do, just the standard upgrade process via win update, or via a downloaded ISO from within windows? Or even boot from bootable media?

I'm just checking from the win 10 upgrade app on the taskbar.

degsie

Upgraded the bios and ran the compatibility checker again and all now OK!

unkel

Nice work!

Irish Steve

degsie wrote: »

Upgraded the bios and ran the compatibility checker again and all now OK!

Seen this issue with a number of machines in recent days, there are BIOS updates on the manufacturer site, with notes on most of them that they are "required for Windows 10", and the age of the machine seems not to be a factor in this, a 3 month old Dell XPS needed an update a couple of days ago, and I've also seen some Acer systems that need an update, best done before even starting the W10 update.

Also worth doing is a check on the hardware manufacturers site for any drivers that need to be updated for W10. The critical ones are network drivers, if 10 is installed and then can't get on line without updating the drivers, getting them needs another machine, so downloading them before updating can save a load of grief.

degsie

yeah, it's kinda funny seeing the "I never upgrade my bios" brigade with their tails between their legs while scrambling to get win 10 upgrade