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    Upgraded Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 to i7 720QM overheating 75C

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by lilspike5g, Jul 19, 2011.

  1. lilspike5g

    lilspike5g Newbie

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    After the death of my G73JH I got this Qosmio only to realise that it was an i5...
    So I decided to put my Asus' i7 720QM processor in there...

    The process went on smoothly till after the first boot, I realised that the machine would not boot past the OS selection screen. I reset the BIOS to default settings and it worked.

    But I forgot one thing, before the Asus died, the "Turbo Mode" had been enabled, meaning that the CPU had been overclocked.

    I doubt if the Qosmio's cooling system is cooling the processor well. I checked with speed fan and the CPU temperature is at about 75C... I don't like the look of that. The Intel Turbo Boost Monitor also says I'm doin 2.40-2.66Ghz. Intel Processor ID Utility says the processor reported a CPU speed of 1.72Ghz instead of 1.6Ghz.

    Unfortunately, the BIOS of this laptop doesn't support overclocking or "underclocking"...

    Any ideas???

    Thanx in advance...
     
    lilspike5g, Jul 19, 2011
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  2. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Something is wrong. The x505 Qosmios come with i7 quad cores and don't idle that high. Before I got this q8102X, I had a q894 with an i7-740QM. It idled in the low 40s.

    Might want to try here instead: Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades

    Will probably get more hits.
     
    alexUW, Jul 19, 2011
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  3. kobe_24

    kobe_24 Notebook Deity

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    Which i5 did it have in it?
     
    kobe_24, Jul 19, 2011
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    lilspike5g Newbie

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    Thanx alexmuw but I fixed it... I just fidgeted with the bios and turned some stuff off and it returned to normal...
    Thanx
     
    lilspike5g, Aug 5, 2011
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