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i7 3rd Generation for T520
i7 3rd Generation for T520
I just finished wading through ten pages of a search for this and came up with nothing. I know there is a thread out there discussing a 3rd generation i7 QC swap in a T520 series Thinkpad but I can't find it.
Does anyone have a list of compatible Sandy Bridge 3rd Gen i7 QC processors that will operate in the T520?
Any strange BIOS mods I need to know about or will one of these boot right up and auto-load the drivers?
Does anyone have a list of compatible Sandy Bridge 3rd Gen i7 QC processors that will operate in the T520?
Any strange BIOS mods I need to know about or will one of these boot right up and auto-load the drivers?
A31p P-IV 2Ghz, 2MB, 2653-R6U
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
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Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
Sandy Bridge isn't 3rd gen, it's 2nd gen.
If you're interested in Sandy Bridge quad core mobile CPUs for the T520, all of them should work with the latest BIOS.
If you're interested in Ivy Bridge 3rd gen CPUs, then you're going to need to flash Coreboot with a chip flasher.
If you're interested in Sandy Bridge quad core mobile CPUs for the T520, all of them should work with the latest BIOS.
If you're interested in Ivy Bridge 3rd gen CPUs, then you're going to need to flash Coreboot with a chip flasher.
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Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
I just realized I was looking at desktop packages, but even though they are Sandy Bridge processors they use a different incompatible socket.
'Nuff said on this subject I guess. That's out.
'Nuff said on this subject I guess. That's out.
A31p P-IV 2Ghz, 2MB, 2653-R6U
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
Correct; you need the mobile version of the CPU, which is compatible with the FCPGA988 socket,
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Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
For what it's worth, I have tested the following 3rd generation chips in a T420:theterminator93 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:28 pmIf you're interested in Ivy Bridge 3rd gen CPUs, then you're going to need to flash Coreboot with a chip flasher.
Each processor runs normally, as far as I can tell:
i5-3210M
i7-3610QM
i7-3612QM
i7-3630QM
The 'Ivy Bridge T520' thread is here:
viewtopic.php?f=45&t=123259
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Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
Thanks for the link so I could read up on that. I didn't think I was crazy.
That procedure is a little above my pay grade. I would end up bricking my machine. I'm more of a hardware type person and would have to leave the programming manipulation to someone else.
You say you have tested those 3rd generation CPU'S in a T420. I take it that is after flashing Coreboot, correct?
Has anyone you have heard of tried this with a T520? Would there be any logical or electrical differences in using a T520 in the same way a T420 was used? Could there be additional video problems other than those encountered using the T420 as a testbed because of the different size screens?
That procedure is a little above my pay grade. I would end up bricking my machine. I'm more of a hardware type person and would have to leave the programming manipulation to someone else.
You say you have tested those 3rd generation CPU'S in a T420. I take it that is after flashing Coreboot, correct?
Has anyone you have heard of tried this with a T520? Would there be any logical or electrical differences in using a T520 in the same way a T420 was used? Could there be additional video problems other than those encountered using the T420 as a testbed because of the different size screens?
A31p P-IV 2Ghz, 2MB, 2653-R6U
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
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Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
T420 i7 3612QM seabios; T420 i7 3630QM; T400 Q9100 seabios; T61 P9600; T60 libreboot; x62; x60s libreboot, led; x24 xiphmont led
Re: i7 3rd Generation for T520
Thank you. I found the whole Coreboot site too.
A31p P-IV 2Ghz, 2MB, 2653-R6U
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
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