Upgrade CPU In Lenovo W510

Hi! I am new here, I have owned IBM and Lenovo products. I juust recently purchased a new Lenovo W510 It has a Intel 720QM Processor and I would like to do a CPU upgrade. I have done some research and it has left me with a few questions. I have read that there has been some success with putting 920XM CPU in this machine but the problem is 50 watt power supply and the power supply is 45 watt so you are underpowered the CPU buy 5watts! How will this effect the performance of the 920XM longterm and in everyday usage?Not to mention the obvious the battery and power brick! I have heard through these forrums that These machines already are not the greatest at keeping these quad's cool already. I have looked at the Intel 840QM processor which only needs a 45 watt power supply. the performance is very close to the 920XM on paper but what is the real difference as far as user performance for the money? The 840QM is 1.86GB To turbo out at 3.2 GB which correct me if I am wrong is the top power of the 920XM. So did Lenovo put the 840QM In the W510 and if so,can anyone tell me how it performes? and if Lenovo didn't why not it seems like a good way to not have to change the heat sinks or the power supply. I really would like some input on this before I do an upgrade. Thanks In Advance

My unit came with a 135w power supply, but it's nice to know I can run it on a 90w. I have the 90w slim with auto and airplane adapters, so I'm glad I can run it on that, or at least use it to charge the unit while I'm driving.
The 135 p/s is huge, but I hear the one with the w520 is even bigger. I can understand why you'd want a more powerful adapter with such a powerful unit, but I think even if it draws more then 90w, as long as you have a charged battery, you should be able to run it using a combination of battery and ac power, then when your battery gets low, either shut down or put it in standby until it can recharge. This would be far from ideal, but would be better then refusing to boot, but since you say the boot error can be bypassed, it's a moot point.
Regarding the fan on my unit, I've done a parts lookup, and it lists the cpu number, but no heatsink/fan assembly.
Mfg P/N FRU P/N Description Serviceable
45N7270
45N7271
HHDS 160GB
Yes
45N7514
45N7515
DVDMULT-6
Yes
54Y9148
63Y2001
CPU1.73GHZ
Yes
60Y3212
60Y3213
ADAPTER
Yes
60Y3230
60Y3231
WLAN CARD
Yes
63Y1539
Yes
71Y3514
0000000
COA LABEL:LABELS
No
75Y5651
63Y1551
PLANAR TPM
Yes
45N7030
45K0643
FRU DT HDD 160GB
Yes
41R0625
55Y3713
2GB DDR3
Yes
41R0625
55Y3713
2GB DDR3
Yes
42T0764
42T0765
LCD 15.6
Yes
42T4802
42T4969
LGC Nozomi 9cell 2.8Ah
Yes
42T5093
0000000
LINE CORD:LINE CORDS
No
42X4525
0000000
Yes
45N0058
45N0059
ADAPTER
Yes
45N2036
04W2753
FRU US English-KBD CS09 ALPS
Yes
63Y2529
No
I guess there would be no way of knowing if this has the same one the extreme cpu does without visual confirmation. It's not an issue now anyway, this will suit all my needs, but in a year or two I will probably consider an upgrade if a good deal appears.
My only concern now is installing 16GB of ram and a 64bit OS.
Thanks for your time
ThinkPad W-510 i7-820QM(1.73-3.06GHz) Quad Core... ThinkPad T500, T9900, 8gb SSD...FrankNpad T-60p/61p (X9000 2.8ghz) 8gb SSD ips FlexView...ThinkPad T-61p (T9300 2.5ghz) 8gb ram...Thinkpad X-61 Tablet 4gb ram...ThinkPad A-31 (1.9ghz P4 1.5gb ram)

Similar Messages

ASK : Upgrade CPU for Lenovo 0764-56A

Dear all,
I've just recently bought Lenovo 0764-56A with Core 2 Duo T5250 1.5 GHz. I didn't notice that there is a promotion in Indonesia that with an extra USD. 130, i can get Lenovo 0764-A16 with Core 2 Duo T7500 2,2 GHz.
So my questioons are :
Is it still possible for me to upgrade my Lenovo's CPU from T5250 to T7500? I do wan to upgrade my CPU from T5250 to T7500.
Thanks.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Yup, unfortunately and im sure not by accident 99% of note book computers are made not to be upgradable. Everything is hard wired in to the motherboard. soundcard, video card (my own personal demon), network card, and of course the processor
Regards,
T61 6465-CTO 2.2 duo 4gig ram vista
R61i 8932-CTO 1.8 duo core 3gig ram vista

Upgrade CPU to i7 on a U330p

Hi!
Is it possible to upgrade my CPU on my Lenovo U330p ?
This is my current CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4210U

Hi Zoogu,
Welcome to Lenovo forums.
As per the query we understood that you are looking for the processor upgrade for your Lenovo U330p laptop.
As per the specification of this model this model supports the following processors.
FRU number
Processor Haswell Haswell ULT 15w i3-4010U (U330/U330 Touch) 102500569
Processor Haswell Haswell ULT 15w i5-4200U (U330/U330 Touch) 102500568
Am sorry to inform you to that this model supports upto i5 processor.
Click here for the model specifications.
Hope this helps. Do post back if issue persists!
Best regards,
Ashwin.S
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution"! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

Is it still possible to upgrade CPU on a G4 400MHz Titanium Powerbook?

I have a Titanium PowerBook G4 model (M7952) with a 17 inch screen, originally purchased in 2001. Over recent years I have successfully upgraded the hard drive to 128GB and the memory to 1GB SDRAM.
However, I have recently purchased Leopard and attempted to upgrade the system without first checking -and subsequently discovering - that my CPU speed is inadequate (currently only 400MHz, wheras required minimum for Leopard is 867MHz).
If anyone can advise me whether it is still possible to upgrade the processor on this particular model to the required specification for running Leopard - my initial searches have appeared to indicate this may not be possible - I would be very grateful.
Thanks, Steve

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Even if it is possible, you won't be improving the system bus of the machine, so there will always be a bottleneck. Also software updates may not perform right, as the system is really only designed for built-in processor 867 Mhz or higher G4s, and not upgraded CPUs. Upgrade CPU support has to come entirely from the CPU vendor that supplies the upgrade for firmware updates, and compatibility. Essentially you will be creating yourself a jalopy. 10.4.11 is the max that will ron a 400 Mhz G4 reliably.

Lenovo w510 will not boot after BIOS update

Hi,
This morning I used the windows bios update utility to update my Lenovo w510 type 4318. Everything appeared to have been successful until the machine rebooted. It froze on the lenovo splash screen with text saying to press the blue think vantage button for more options.
I waited a good 30 minutes to make sure it wasn't processing anything before trying again. When frozen pressing the power button cause system to beep two times Pause and beep three more times.
Called Lenovo support and was told since out of warranty (2/12) the onlyI option is for paid mail in repair at quoted maximum of $575. Needless to say I was very dissatisfied - and made this clear to support who informed there was no way to escalate and no other options.
Does anyone have any other options or ability to escalate this case and keep a Lenovo customer. really disappointed
Case #9026SN6
Btw, reason i updated bios to fix issue with usable ram showing 3 gb.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

lead_org wrote:
sometimes it is safer to do the bios update outside of windows environment.
NEVER use the .EXE method for a BIOS update. Always use the .ISO and the CD/DVD boot method. Never update after the warranty expires.

I'm saturating the microphone on my Lenovo W510 but I can't find how to lessen the sensitivity

The microphone is apparently the two holes in the bottom of the display frame.
I'm saturating it with my booming voice, as I try to do a demo for customers
I have to be near the mic to use the keyboard - so I want to lower the sensitivity of the mic (Linux Centos 6).
How can I lower the sensitivity of the Lenovo W510 microphones?

Thanks for the advice.
I found that I 'could' modify the settings depending on how the recording program was invoked.
What happened during testing was that the gtk-recordMyDesktop GUI recordings didn't exhibit clipped loud speaking while the recordmydesktop command-line interface results were always clipped. From that, I surmised there is a default setting to each that caused the problem or overcame the problem of clipped loud speaking (i.e., the horrid sound of overdriven amplifiers).
Link to picture
In addition, I installed the Gnome AlSA mixer (ALSA === Advanced Linux Sound Architecture).
$ sudo yum --enablerepo=linuxtech-release install gnome-alsamixer
And, I'm currently playing with its settings - which seem to favorabley affect the horrid clipping effect.
I'll report back after I test it s'more.
Link to picture
Moderator note; picture(s) totalling >50K converted to link(s) Forum Rules

Upgrade cpu with AMD A10-4600M in HP Pavilion dv7-6101er (lz661ea) FS1 and FS1r2 sockets

Hello Friends. I owner HP Pavilion dv7-6101er (lz661ea) and i want to upgrade cpu. Current CPU is A6-3410MX and socket FS1 i want replace for AMD A10-4600M socket FS1r2. But i don't shure will new cpu working in my notebook? I asked this question in ADM support, they said what both CPU is compatible, but need software support in bios of specific models of notebooks. I can't ask this question in HP support because free support time of my model is ended. Please prompt - BIOS of my notebook will support a new CPU?
This question was solved.
View Solution.

n00x wrote:
All of what you wrote - I understand that. But understand and you - the replacement of the processor is required because performance lacking. For a new book i haven't money. You are employee of HP and really can help asking the question to someone of your colleagues who will know exactly whether to run the new AMD processors in my notebook. All my notebooks have been made HP I always helped the company - buying its products, help you and me now. I'm not asking for much - just a concrete answer - will work or not?
No!! That is where you are wrong. I am not an HP employee.
Very few of us here in the forums are HP Employees. Those that are, with very few exceptions, are here volunteering their own time to help owners of HP products. This is a peer to peer forum where owners of HP products share their time and expertise helping others who need help. We are here to help. We are helping as volunteers.
There is no concrete answer on this. Sometimes an upgrade to an unsupported CPU will work, but most often it will fail. Read my previous posts. The risk of whatever currency you use in your country to purchase the new CPU is yours, not mine nor HP's.
Here is a solid answer for you...Use a CPU that is in the list in the Maintenence & Service Guide and your upgrade success chance will go up dramatically. I cannot say your upgrade success will be guaranteed because there is always the chance that you may break something during assembly/disassembly or be unaware of a critical assembly/disassembly procedure and inadvertently destroy your new CPU.
If you want a high performance CPU and chipset in a laptop then choose well when making a laptop purchase. Laptop/notebooks are actually not meant to be upgraded.
****Please click on Accept As Solution if a suggestion solves your problem. It helps others facing the same problem to find a solution easily****
2015 Microsoft MVP - Windows Experience Consumer

Lenovo W510 Charger.

Hi,
Lenovo W510 comes with a charger ( AC Adapter ) which gives out 135W and 20V [ Output : 20V and 6.75A ] and this charger is bigger in size and it is heavy to carry around.
I have a lenovo T61P's Charger which gives out 65W and 20V [ Output : 20V and 3.25A ] , but this is smaller in size and easy to carry around, Can this T61P's charger can be used for W510 whenever I carry laptop outside.
Regards,
Vijay.

>How come Lenovo techs don't read them.
They do sometimes, but this forum is not a official support channel.
>I bought a 510 thinking I would have EXTRA adapters
>I believe this will be my LAST lenovo product.
No offence, but you cannot blame Lenovo for buying the wrong product. If using the old power is that important to you then T510 would have been a better choice and you should have made a bit more reseach before buying the computer. The information is easy to find using google, visit a forum, visit the Lenovo homepage or stop by a Lenovo dealer. You cannot expect computers to keep the backward compatiblility for ages and still include the latest technology.
W510 is the most powerful Lenovo 15.6" laptop so they require a lot of power as well. If this product require more power than the 90W adapter can provide it's a better option to create a new power adapter instead of sacrifice what is the whole point with the W series which is to create the most powerful laptop. I'm pretty sure that the customers that need/want the most powerful laptop available would prefer new and faster components/technology instead of making sacrifices just because Lenovo choose to stick with the old power adapter so the customer can save a few bucks. It's not like a power adapter cost a fortune either. It's like if i buy a car with two seats and later blame the manufacturer of the car because there are no room for my kids. In that case i can only blame myself for buying the wrong product.
The IT industry develop very fast and there has to be some sacrifices to be able to implement the newest technology. This is not unique for Lenovo and you will find the same for any laptop manufacturer if they want to keep up with the newest technology. If they don't their products will be outdated pretty fast.
I'm not sure what kind of bay adapter you bought, but the current one been available for pretty long now.
-gan

Upgrade CPU of HP Pavilion 15-p027TX Notebook

Product : HP Pavilion 15-p027TX NotebookTotal memory:4.00 GB
Processor name:Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4030U CPU @ 1.90GHz Can I upgrade CPU to i5 or i7 and 4 GB RAM to 8GB RAM ? If so how huch it will cost ?

Dexter.
Add the same speed of your other ram stick.
Your manual here.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03939658.pdf
Page 26 chapter 3.
REO
HP Expert Tester "Now testing HP Pavilion 15t i3-4030U Win8.1, 6GB RAM and 750GB HDD"
Loaner Program”HP Split 13 x2 13r010dx i3-4012Y Win8.1, 4GB RAM and 500GB Hybrid HDD”
Microsoft Registered Refurbisher
Registered Microsoft Partner
Apple Certified Macintosh Technician Certification in progress.

Upgrade CPU AMD E-300( 1.3ghz) for laptop HP 2000

Can I upgrade CPU for laptop HP 2000 .? change CPU for this...? impossible.?
Thanks a lot...I want to help

Hello santalucia1992. I understand you're wondering if you can upgrade the CPU in your notebook.
On some models of notebooks it is possible (though, not recommended) to upgrade your CPU. The problems you could run into are heat concerns and power consumption concerns. The cooling system for the notebook was designed with specific parts in mind and a faster CPU will create more heat. Also, the notebook's power supply was meant to handle a specific amount of power as well. A faster CPU will generally use more power. Also, some CPUs are soldered to the motherboard. This means that replacing the CPU means a full motherboard replacement.
In order to look up more specific information about the notebook I'll need your product number. I can use this to view what parts are available. This will give me a good idea whether or not the upgrade is possible. This document can show you where the product number is located.
I will keep an eye out for your response. I hope you're having an excellent day!
Please click the white star under my name to give me Kudos as a way to say "Thanks!"
Click the "Accept as Solution" button if I resolve your issue.

Will my Lenovo W510 WiFi work with a 2.4:5Ghz Netgear N600 WNDR3400 dual-band home broadband router?

My first post ever ... so please be gentle with me.
BACKGROUND:
1. I'm considering a new router to replace my Linksys WRT54G.
2. The Netgear N600 WNDR3400 dual-band home broadband router has a simultaneous 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz AP capability.
3. While I know my Lenovo W510 WiFi works fine at 2.4 Ghz (802.11G), my question is:
QUESTION:
Q: Will my Lenovo W510 laptop wireless card connect at 5Ghz?
NOTES:
Note: The OS is Centos 6.3 Linux (x86_64).
Note: I'm not sure how to tell you WHICH wireless card I have, so I googled and tried this command:
$ /sbin/lspci -knn | grep -i network
WHICH REPORTED:
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10ea] (rev 06)
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 [8086:4238] (rev 35)
$ /sbin/lspci -nn -s 03:00.0
WHICH REPORTED:
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 [8086:4238] (rev 35)
$ /sbin/lspci -vv -s 03:00.0
WHICH REPORTED:
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
   Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN
   Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 32
   Region 0: Memory at f2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
   Capabilities: <access denied>
   Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
   Kernel modules: iwlwifi
$ /sbin/modinfo iwlwifi
WHICH REPORTED (edited):
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.5.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko
alias:          iwlagn
description:    Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux
... stuff ...
parm:           11n_disable:disable 11n functionality (int)
parm:           5ghz_disable:disable 5GHz band (default: 0 [enabled]) (bool)
... stuff ...

As an update, I bought the WNDR3400v2 router and am supremely disappointed with its lack of power - but - the Lenovo W510 DOES work perfectly fine connecting to both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radios.
The problem is the signal strength only twenty feet away up one floor is dismal (as compared to what it was with the ancient Linksys WRT54G for example).
What bothers me is that Netgear goes to great lengths to hide the power output of the radio so I 'suspect' that it is anemic and I don't (yet anyway) suspect the radio on the W510 laptop. Netgear support would only tell me the EIRP at 2.4GHz is 20dBm, and at 5GHz it's double that. So I can only assume the power output from that. If I assume a 5dBi antenna gain for both frequencies, that results in a power output guesstimate of 15dBm (32mW) at 2.4GHz and double that at, i.e., 18dBm or 64mW, at 5GHz.
The other side of the equation, of course, is the power & gain of the W510 radio & antenna.
Do we have specs for the W510 power output & antenna gain (e.g., a typical laptop is about 50mW (roughly 15 to 18 dBm) pushed into an antenna with a gain of about 1/2 dBi to about 1 dBi at best, regardless of what the specification sheet intimates)?

Crucial SSD connected via ESata on Lenovo W510

I have the Lenovo W510 laptop on Win 7 x64, it has the ESata Port. I connected the Crucial 250 GB SSD drive in startech enclosure via ESata and powered via USB. The Laptop states that the device driver has been installed, and its ready for use. The SSD does not show up under MY Computer. I can see it under Devices and Printers. Not sure what else I can do here....?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You may need to go to Disk Management and assign a drive letter/mount point to the SSD. If it's newly bought, you should format it in Disk Management first.

[HELP PLS] Upgrading CPU Lenovo N586 to A8-5550M stuck at bios screen

Hi everyone..this is my first post here on the forum..and i need some help..
As the title says..i was upgrading my Lenovo N586 A6 processor to A8-5550M...everything was fine from before the dissasembly process to the finish assembly again..
But the laptop won't POST..it got stuck on the BIOS or LENOVO logo screen..with F2 and F12 option but no respond..
At first i thought the keyboard is not installed properly but the capslock is working and the led lamp indicator is showing..
I have tried reinserting HDD and RAM to no success..
Is there anything that i have to do before installing the new CPU?? Such as clearing the CMOS or BIOS setting like on PC??
Is my new CPU not compatible with the motherboard or BIOS version? Because i cannot find any update for this laptop..
Please help and comment..i would be so grateful...thanks

Hey Man,
I actually looked into your question since it was my question too. Firstly, I'm an A+ Technician with exactly 20 years of experience in the field - that and a cup of tea will get you a cheap geek date at best.
In regards to the BIOS, on the N586 system, there is no new release of the BIOS (guess they consider it perfect and not needed.)
Stated, that particular motherboard works best with either a A6-4400M Dual Core or a A8-4500M Quadcore. There are some slight upgrade benefits to the A8-4500M, but from the looks of it, the benefits are negligible considering the quadcore runs at 1.9 Ghz over the dual core's 2.7. However, some folks really like the quadcore for gaming and 3D modeling. A guy was even running Assassin's Creed on his N586 with the A8-4500M chip.
Some folks are also recommending the a10-4600m as a possible alternative to either - and it also works with that motherboard from what I gather. Someone sold a n586 with that particular processor on eBay recently.
Still, my understanding from what I read is that the A8-5550M may not work without changing out the motherboard or cooling system - but I truly don't know for sure. People 'say' it can be done, along with the A8-5750M, but I've not seen any examples in the wild. Hoping someone out there can prove that wrong though - would be nice to see.
You can check out the chip tests here:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-A8-4500M-vs-AMD-A6-4400M
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-A8-4500M-vs-AMD-A10-4600M
http://cpuboss.com/cpu/AMD-A10-4600M
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-A8-4500M-vs-AMD-A6-4400M

Upgrade CPU and RAM on Lenovo G480

Hello, I wanted to ask something: can I upgrade my CPU on my lenovo G480? And in case of a positive answer, which CPU's are compatible with it? Also, I bought an 8gb RAM, and installed it on my notebook, and it says that I have 12 GB of ram, but I read somewhere else that I can only have 8 GB of ram on my notebook... this means that what the system says is a lie and thus I still can only use 4gb of ram of the 12 that it shows? Thanks in advance.

Hi Snipercat94,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are looking for CPU & memory up-gradation for your Lenovo G480.
Yes, you can up-grade the processor and the list is available in Hardware Maintenance Manual you can check it on page 101.
It is good to know that G480 is detecting 12 GB of RAM, and as per the OS it is showing 4 GB RAM that means you system is having 32bit Operating System, suggest you to install 64bit Operating System.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Hemanth Kumar
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution"! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

Lenovo W510 - HDD or SSD Upgrade

I am getting my brothers laptop which he is no longer using -
W510
Intel Core i7-Q720(1.6GHz, 8MB Cache)
8GB DDR3 RAM (4GB + 4GB)
125GB SSD
15.6-inch HD Display
nVedia Graphics
Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
Storage memory is very less, it looks like those laptops which were manufactured during the 2000's.
I would like to upgrade. I live in the UK.
Can i have expert opinion on this ?
If the SSD for laptop with 240 GB (additional - i do not want to disturb the existing 125 GB SSD tht came with the laptop). If this is a costly affair, probable options for adding HDD without disturbing the existing factory fitted OEM's SSD would be great.
Thanks in advance for all your inputs.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Is it a Full High Definition (FHD) screen i.e., 1920 x 1080 or the HD+ screen i.e., 1600x900 or basic HD 1366x768 ? I don't think it will have HDMI, but rather a DisplayPort, which you would need a dongle to convert to HDMI (about $30). Does it have the hardware HueyPro colour calibrator ? Fingerprint reader ?
That's a call that I can't make for you mate. It really depends on what features and performance factors you prioritize. For 350 British Pounds (about $545 Canadian $), there are a number of basic laptops that now carry the more energy and heat efficient i5 dual core processors, but probably only come with 4-6GB RAM, however you can bring those up to 8GB yourself for about $50. Do you need now or in the future, quad core processing ? Systems from Dell, Asus, etc. will probably be better multimedia systems, and lighter as well. The Thinkpad's are business-class laptops, and will likely be more solid, and reliable rather than slick and quick. I chose my W510 over the Dell XPS 15 wtih similar specs and price because I valued the ThinkPad keyboard and TrackPoint, the matte FHD screen I have, and the color calibrator.
I would suggest making yourself a list of laptop features and then prioritizing them for yourself. Then see what other laptops are available for your price point, and compare your valued featrues to the W510 and similarly priced systems, and that will help you make an informed choice. Hope that helps.

Upgrade CPU In Lenovo W510

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for