[coreboot] T520 2630QM 16GB DIMM

[i1w5d7gf38keg at tutanota.com]

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 at 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 at tutanota.com> > wrote:
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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.
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>> The Lenovo OEM Bios wont support ivy bridge. Coreboot didnt have such limitations ;)
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>> Thanks!
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>> 21. Feb 2017 22:08 by >> coreboot at tricnet.de>> :
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>>> 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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