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    Help/advice needed about upgrading to quad core

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bigredal2007, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. bigredal2007

    bigredal2007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought a Q9000 to try and upgrade my xi 3650, but the laptop won't even load bios, powers on and the fan spins up but nothing else.

    Any suggestions or is it that the motherboard can't get enough power to it?
     
    bigredal2007, Jul 19, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    If ur notebook model comes only with dual core processors only, the BIOS won't support quad cores. So ur comp won't boot. It's not a problem with a motherboard but with the BIOS. So the best processor ur computer can upgrade to is T9900 or a P9700.
     
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    bigredal2007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    any idea if I could use a different bios or add support manually?
     
    bigredal2007, Jul 19, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, you cannot. Check around for more info, but if no one has a quad in your notebook, I think you won't be able use it.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 19, 2009
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