You can buy for example a ivy bridge Thinkpad W530 with 32GB of RAM already installed from here:
www.ebay.com/itm/122338642287
23. Feb 2017 01:00 by mytbk920423@gmail.com:
Ivy Bridge doesn't support 16GB DIMMs either. I've opened a ticket before. https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/56 On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:33 AM, <> i1w5d7gf38keg@tutanota.com> > wrote:
>> 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!
- Feb 2017 22:08 by >> coreboot@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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