Dell Optiplex GX280 NX support

[codecowboy]

Hi,

I'm interested in modding my bios to see if I can switch on NX support which is required for Windows 10. The Bios revision is A08 and hasn't been updated for some time (since 2011) and I've flashed it with the latest version available. There is no option to switch in NX support for the CPU.

I'm close to just giving up on the machine for Windows but I'm a tinkerer at heart and it seems like this must be possible somehow. Do I have any hope of unlocking the bios and getting it to support NX? I've been in IT for 20 years, know some programming (PHP, Objective-C, Swift, Javascript) and am not afraid of getting my hands dirty.

I only plan to put on an eval copy of Windows so am not bothered about licensing issues or scoring a free upgrade. The machine will be used as a pen testing target and for (hopefully) running Win 10 & the Edge browser. I can do all of this via Virtualbox but I'd like to just explore whats possible.

Processor is P4 with HT @ 3Ghz

Thanks!