My W500 wont run the qx9300

[neolino]

Hi,

Ive bought a qx9300 and would like to run it in my W500. When I install it, nothing happends, no warn tone the system starts and after a few seconds it goes done...
I thinke the cpu is backlisted by the bios, but Im not able to check this and change it.

Maybe some out here could it?

[Denniss]

What's a qx9300 and what's a W500 ?
Please give a little more details.
Please contact your system vendor for a list of supported CPU, don't expect the newest and fastest to be supported.

[neolino]

Oh Im sorry.
The W500 is my thinkpad laptop and the qx9300 is a quad core extrem Cpu.
I contected lenovo, but the wont help me... The qx9300 runs in the W700 which have the equal chipset as my thinkpad.
For this reason I think the qx9300 have to run in my W500 but Im not able to check if its backlisted like some wlan cards...

[Denniss]

Processor support, especially in Notebooks, is often not related to the chipset. Important reasons for not supporting this CPU is they may have to test, validate and release a newer Bios supporting newer CPU, the voltage regulators and/or the cooling might not be sufficient (that's a 45W CPU).

The behaviour of your Notebook with this CPU is typical for non-supported Intel CPU - they refuse to boot. Either because the Bios does not know what's this for a CPU or the CPU requires a higher specification for the voltage regulator.

[neolino]

Ok but the x9100 runs in the same laptop and the x9100 have 44tdp therefor I dont think heating is a problem.
I dont konw much about bios, I thought maybe someone can check it if the cpu is supported by the bios...
Ive read a few time on the net if you upgrade your bios some more cpu will be supported...

[neolino]

Gibt es den keine Möglichkeit?