Help adding CPU Microcode to Dell 7060 BIOS?

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A successful application of the above on a 7060 SFF to install an i7-9700.

Download CSME Tools v12 (e.g. r24).
Download MMTool (e.g. MMTool Aptio 5.02.0024).

  1. Open an elevated command prompt:
    1.1) Navigate to Intel CSME System Tools\Flash Programming Tool\WIN64
    1.2) Get a dump of current BIOS via >fptw64.exe -d 7060SFF_bios.bin -bios

  2. Download latest 906EC and 906ED microcode files from CPUMicrocodes/Intel at master · platomav/CPUMicrocodes · GitHub

  3. Use MMTool to:
    3.1) Load and insert 906EC and 906ED to CPU list (use microcode files)
    3.2) Save 7060SFF_bios_06ec_06ed.fd

  4. Shutdown the computer.

  5. Put 7060 SFF motherboard in service mode: move jumper to middle pins (near front centre of motherboard under DVD drive).

  6. Reboot. You will see a message and need to ‘retry boot’ to get into Windows.

  7. Open an elevated command prompt
    7.1) Navigate to Intel CSME System Tools\Flash Programming Tool\WIN64
    7.2) Flash BIOS using >fptw64.exe -f 7060SFF_bios_06ec_06ed.fd -bios

  8. Shutdown

  9. Restore ‘Service Mode’ jumper on motherboard to default.

  10. Check the computer starts up.

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