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    Can I Upgrade my T500 T9550 to i7?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by chukwe, Apr 9, 2010.

  1. chukwe

    chukwe Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it possible to upgrade my thinkPad T500 with processor T9550 (2.66GHz) to i7?

    Thanks
     
    chukwe, Apr 9, 2010
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  2. MidnightSun

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    Nope. The motherboard is incompatible. Only the new Tx10 series supports Core i_ processors.
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 9, 2010
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  3. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Seconded. And for clarification, not only is the chipset different, but the socket is different, so it wouldn't fit anyway. :p
     
    talin, Apr 9, 2010
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