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    W860CU support i7?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Huuy, Sep 20, 2010.

  1. Huuy

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    This might just be a stupid question but i e-mailed XoticPC about my fan noise problem and i also e-mailed my Serial number, they replied back to me saying that my motherboard doesn't support the i5 or i7 series it only supports Core 2 Quad which i find that hard to believe since i opened up CPU-Z and it showed the motherboard socket type as PM55.

    Also this laptop is not even 1 year old, so is this true or did XoticPC mess up?

    Also, my last BIOS update was on 03/09/2010, should i update?
     
    Huuy, Sep 20, 2010
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    They messed up.
     
    Eivind, Sep 20, 2010
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    Yeh, they're incorrect. The W860CU does support mobile i7. The 620M is a mobile i7 CPU.


    They must've made some mistake.
     
    5482741, Sep 20, 2010
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  4. The Revelator

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    That i7-620M is pretty good evidence that the mobo supports i7 processors. LOL.
     
    The Revelator, Sep 20, 2010
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    in the uk the G860/W860CU has the option of
    i5 520M dual
    i5 540M dual
    i7 620M dual
    i7 740Qm quad
    i7 840qm quad
    i7 940qm quad
     
    MrDJ, Sep 20, 2010
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  6. Huuy

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    Alright great, that's what i thought. I was just hoping Clevo didn't do the same thing with the M860TU -> M860ETU.

    Thanks for the help, i'll see if i can e-mail a different XoticPC rep for my fan issue lol.
     
    Huuy, Sep 20, 2010
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  7. Justin@XoticPC

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    I found your email, you were asking for i5 support on your system. (Which the earlier versions of your system, which you have, did not support the i5-i7 Dual Core) I am sorry if there was a miss-interpretation of your system only supporting the i7.
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Sep 20, 2010
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    Isn't the i7 620M a dual-core i7 CPU?
     
    5482741, Sep 20, 2010
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  9. Justin@XoticPC

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    Yes that is what I was saying above His system does not support DC i7, just QC i7.
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Sep 20, 2010
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    Perhaps I've misunderstood something, I assumed his system had an i7 620M due to his sig.

    That's why I found it odd that his system would only support the quad-core i-series.
     
    5482741, Sep 20, 2010
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  11. Huuy

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    Thanks for the help justin much appreciated sorry if i caused any problems, I ordered a i7-840QM hopefully that will work lol, would having the i7-620m cause any damage to the motherboard because it is not supported?
     
    Huuy, Sep 20, 2010
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  12. Justin@XoticPC

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    The early versions of this motherboard officially only supported i7 QC. (Also as Sager has confirmed)
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Sep 20, 2010
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    Hello, I just want to ask whether my current sager np8690 with i5-520 can upgrade to i7 dual core or quad core in the future?
     
    theoolfnlyw, Sep 21, 2010
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  14. JohnnyFlash

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    Yes you can.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Sep 21, 2010
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