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It would be really great if you could test out a Core i7-3840QM in the G2 socket of the Thinkpad T520. Its the best ivy bridge with 45W TDP and the Core i7-3840QM officialy support 32GB of RAM.<br /><br />The Lenovo OEM Bios wont support ivy bridge. Coreboot didnt have such limitations ;)<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />21. Feb 2017 22:08 by <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="mailto:coreboot%40coreboot.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bcoreboot%5D%20T520%202630QM%2016GB%20DIMM&In-Reply-To=%3C20170221220843.Horde.m-fqE6Q5TCVYrKxblt5yYGA%40ns2.tricnet.de%3E" title="[coreboot] T520 2630QM 16GB DIMM">coreboot@tricnet.de</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><pre>Hi Arthur,
Zitat von Arthur Heymans <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot">arthur at aheymans.xyz</a>>:
><i> Thomas Richter <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot">coreboot at tricnet.de</a>> writes:
</i>>><i> Is Sandy Bridge E so different from Sandy Bridge? Would it be possible
</i>><i>
</i>><i> Sandy Bridge E are high end desktop/server CPUs that have a different
</i>><i> socket (lga2011) and likely a different memory controller (4 channels
</i>><i> instead of 2).
</i>><i> A quick look at datasheet says nothing about maximum rank size.
</i>
I see.
>><i> to replace the 2620QM with an Ivy Bridge CPU?
</i>><i>
</i>><i> Afaik that should be possible since the CPU is socketed on that model
</i>><i> but won't overcome your issue. (same limitation)
</i>
Thank your for your time to explain. Seems like I have to look for a
new laptop then ;-).
It was a fun project, I learned a lot and I'm really impressed by the
usability. Will definitely keep coreboot on the t520!
Best,
Thomas</pre></blockquote> </body>
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