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    Clevo b7130

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by athanase1000, Apr 17, 2012.

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    Hello to everyone.
    I got my hands on two almost identical laptops ,
    the B7130 and the W170HR barebones , and after filling them up they are both working terrificaly .
    The problem though that I have is as follows:
    I have an intel i7-720qm lying around collecting dust , and am thinking of trying to put it in the first of the two.
    The chipset according to intel does support the i7-720 , but although I have contacted clevo and explained what I am thinking of , they answered that they won't de bringing out a bios update for the B7130 .
    So here I am :
    has anyone out there been successful in altering the bios , allowing "true" first generation i7 cpu's to run?
    If yes , please tell me how.
    If not , how ( or if ) can it be done?
    Thanks in advance for anybody's time and effort regarding the above problem.

    sincerely ,
    Tom
     
    athanase1000, Apr 17, 2012
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