G500 Supported CPU Upgrade?

My question is simple and I want an answer from the Lenovo Hardware experts themselves;
I want to upgrade to either of the two CPUs below
Intel Core i7-3632QM HM76 chipset and TDP of 35W
or
Intel Core i7-3840QM HM76 chipset and TDP of 45W + http://www.poweradapterlaptop.com/Lenovo/ADL135NLC3A.htm#
Lenovo ADL135NLC3A 135W AC adapter
Currently the BIOS for Lenovo G500 is at V2.03,
The Lenovo W530 has this BIOS also which has an i7 3840QM so I presume I can upgrade to the i7 3840QM plus a 135W Adapter? correct me if I am wrong please I need a LENOVO tech hardware expert to answer please.

I dont have this system, I did visit the computer depo a while ago, and did find out regarding the mPCIE, the BIOS will readily accept the SSD, but at the risk of you losing wireless connectivity, which can be restored via USB wireless adapter. I dont fear BIOS not recognizing the cpu, I fear motherboard fry, hence I wont recommend CPU upgrade.
Yes Upgrading the CPU under warranty period will void you warranty, because the CPU is an FRU (factory replacable unit). Regarding the Drive caddy I was thinking of a generic drive caddy, you can purchase one from ebay or amazon. The i5-3230M is still a very powerful mobile CPU. The biggest bottle neck in your system is the HDD, as first off the files are loaded from the HDD then cached to the RAM hence I recommended you install a generic drive caddy and put in your HDD there, and install an SSD. 8GB ram is the sweet spot, but if your keeping atleast 3 years in mind then 16gig will keep you satisfied for a long time. I DO NOT recomment CPU upgrade
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