Upgrade mac pro 1,1 to mac pro 2,1

hi there.
can i upgrade mac pro 1,1 to mac pro 2,1? if possible, how to do it.
thank you

How about trying to say what you mean?
Want to upgrade the BIOS? can't.
Want to use 800MHz RAM? nope.
Want to upgrade processors to 5300-series? yes.
Reports on processor upgrades and such -
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com
Or sell and buy ref'd 2010 or 2009 ($2100), you should be able to get $850+ for yours if in good condition.
And this section is for 2009/2010 (Nehalem, DDR3, UEFI 2.x) and another for 2008 and earlier (use DDR2 FBDIMMs and front side bus, 5100-5400 Xeon series)

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