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.
The Lenovo OEM Bios wont support ivy bridge. Coreboot didnt have such
limitations ;)
Thanks!
21. Feb 2017 22:08 by coreb...@tricnet.de:
> Hi Arthur,Zitat von Arthur Heymans <> arthur at aheymans.xyz> >:>> Thomas
> Richter <> coreboot at tricnet.de> > writes:> >>> Is Sandy Bridge E so
> different from Sandy Bridge? Would it be possible> >> >> Sandy Bridge E are
> high end desktop/server CPUs that have a different> >> socket (lga2011) and
> likely a different memory controller (4 channels> >> instead of 2).> >> A
> quick look at datasheet says nothing about maximum rank size.> I see.>>> to
> replace the 2620QM with an Ivy Bridge CPU?> >> >> Afaik that should be
> possible since the CPU is socketed on that model> >> but won't overcome your
> issue. (same limitation)> 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
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