[Requiest/Inquiry] Lenovo E531 does it support 3840QM?

[GizmoTheGreen]

Anyone know if the BIOS support this CPU?
The chipset should be okay, HM77...

I know Lenovo officially support up to the 3612QM

here is a backup of my bios modded for removal of wifi whitelist.. https://www.sendspace.com/file/uqwy2i
if anyone knows how to look at the microcodes/opcodes or whatever it's called, and can tell me if this CPU might work in this system?

[BDMaster]

Look here :

http://donovan6000.blogspot.it/2013/06/i...codes.html

To make this job I need your CPUID report You can use AIDA64 (cracked version to get FULL)
to make a Full Report !
Upload It here please !
Regards

[GizmoTheGreen]

Look here :

http://donovan6000.blogspot.it/2013/06/i...codes.html

To make this job I need your CPUID report You can use AIDA64 (cracked version to get FULL)
to make a Full Report !
Upload It here please !
Regards

[BDMaster]

I am sorry but cannot find It into your laptop Bios so may be is Crypted !
Your actual version is 1Bh look into report.txt file and which one is publicated
by Intel is 01000000 1B 00000014202905A90603 = 1B so there aren't update
anyway !
Intel file :

http://rghost.net/6lHCRT5Sb

Open It and You'll find this info like Donovan explained !
I am sorry
Regards

[GizmoTheGreen]

I am sorry but cannot find It into your laptop Bios so may be is Crypted !
Your actual version is 1Bh look into report.txt file and which one is publicated
by Intel is 01000000 1B 00000014202905A90603 = 1B so there aren't update
anyway !
Intel file :

http://rghost.net/6lHCRT5Sb

Open It and You'll find this info like Donovan explained !
I am sorry
Regards

I guess I'll just have to try and see

[DeathBringer]

Microcodes in your BIOS:

Code:

Offset   Size   Version  CPUID
0x2B1000 0x2400 00000028 0206A7 (Sandy Bridge)
0x2B3400 0x2400 00000007 0306A4 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B5800 0x2400 00000007 0306A5 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B7C00 0x1800 00000002 0306A6 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B9400 0x2800 00000010 0306A8 (Ivy Bridge)
0x2BBC00 0x2C00 00000015 0306A9 (Ivy Bridge)
from 0x2BE800 to 0x2C6000 filled by 0xFF

Current CPU and Core i7-3840QM have CPUID=0306A9. Windows load microcode version 1B, but BIOS have only 15. You can simply overwirite last microcode with new one.
TDP for 3840QM is 45 W, but TDP for current CPU is 35 W only. So I think 3840QM will boot but will overheat!
Best choice for you is Core i7-3632QM or Core i7-3612QM with TDP=35 W.

[BDMaster]

Nice job
Regards

[GizmoTheGreen]

Microcodes in your BIOS:

Code:

Offset Size Version CPUID
0x2B1000 0x2400 00000028 0206A7 (Sandy Bridge)
0x2B3400 0x2400 00000007 0306A4 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B5800 0x2400 00000007 0306A5 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B7C00 0x1800 00000002 0306A6 (Ivy Bridge ES)
0x2B9400 0x2800 00000010 0306A8 (Ivy Bridge)
0x2BBC00 0x2C00 00000015 0306A9 (Ivy Bridge)
from 0x2BE800 to 0x2C6000 filled by 0xFF

Current CPU and Core i7-3840QM have CPUID=0306A9. Windows load microcode version 1B, but BIOS have only 15. You can simply overwirite last microcode with new one.
TDP for 3840QM is 45 W, but TDP for current CPU is 35 W only. So I think 3840QM will boot but will overheat!
Best choice for you is Core i7-3632QM or Core i7-3612QM with TDP=35 W.

I am aware it's 45 W, I plan to use external GPU, so internal nvidia gpu will not make much heat. 
so I think it might work with the current heating solution, if it doesn't work well I will go for the 3632QM for sure.

so my bios needs more modification or not? if it does can you do it for me?
it's still a week or two before I take my laptop apart to flash the bios with hardware flasher. I will first post hardware backup (as opposed to the software backup) of the flash-chip to BDMaster before I flash anything.

[DeathBringer]

so my bios needs more modification or not? if it does can you do it for me?

You need update microcode for CPUID=0306A9. You can do it yourself.

[GizmoTheGreen]

so my bios needs more modification or not? if it does can you do it for me?

You need update microcode for CPUID=0306A9. You can do it yourself.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/e69zkv I think I did it, does it look right?