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Dell Latitude E6520 CPU Upgrade
my brother got dell latitude E6520 and want to upgrade
can he upgrade from the current CPU : i5-2540M
to i7-3632QM or i7-3840QM
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May 22nd, 2025 11:39
my brother got dell latitude E6520 and want to upgrade
can he upgrade from the current CPU : i5-2540M
to i7-3632QM or i7-3840QM
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ejn63
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May 22nd, 2025 12:48
The system firmware does not, and was never updated to support the Sandy Bridge CPU. Unless you have the means to write your own firmware, the system will simply fail to boot if you install a third generation CPU.
A working E6530 system is worth between $20 and $50, so it's not worth a major investment of time to compile your own firmware even if you can do that.
ejn63
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May 22nd, 2025 12:12
No. If you want a third-gen CPU, replace the system with an E6530.
LyrxDev
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May 22nd, 2025 12:31
@ejn63 by using CPU-Z i found out the socket is rPGA988B and the chipset is Intel QM67 so it should support third-gen CPU
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May 22nd, 2025 12:57
@ejn63 thanks, best solution