Does my motherboard support Core 2 Quad???

[goku1234567890]

Hello guys how are you? My motherboard details. So i want to ask does my motherboard support any core 2 Quad processor cause i want to buy a second hand one and haven't really got the budget to upgrade the whole system. I want to buy Q9400 Core 2 Quad but any other core 2 quad processor would be nice. That's all i need to ask any help would appreciated. Thanks in advance.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_IE/product-and-parts/detail.page?DocID=PD006015

 

[coastie65]

Hello guys how are you? My motherboard details. So i want to ask does my motherboard support any core 2 Quad processor cause i want to buy a second hand one and haven't really got the budget to upgrade the whole system. I want to buy Q9400 Core 2 Quad but any other core 2 quad processor would be nice. That's all i need to ask any help would appreciated. Thanks in advance.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_IE/product-and-parts/detail.page?DocID=PD006015

Hi. Thwe socket ( 775 ) does, but I doubt if it will. First would be the BiOS and second, I'm not sure of the chipset either, but that may be a maybe, but still leaves the BiOS. There may be a BiOS upgrade, but I doubt it.

 

[goku1234567890]

Yeah there is a BIOS upgrade but i didn't do it since i don't need it right now. But i think i saw the BIOS update in drivers page. I need to be sure since i will be upgrading in a few weeks.

 

[coastie65]

Yeah there is a BIOS upgrade but i didn't do it since i don't need it right now. But i think i saw the BIOS update in drivers page. I need to be sure since i will be upgrading in a few weeks.

The reason I say that, just ecause the socket is the same, doesn't mean it will run. Sometimes it is a mater of the BiOS and there may be an update for that. I had one years ago running a Pentium D 805 ( 2.66 Ghz ). I decided to move to a Pentium D 945 ( 3.4 Ghz ). I had to Upgrade the BiOS in order to do that as I was going from a series 8xx processor to series 9xx processor. In your case there is the matter of the Chipset as well. From what I saw, all the CPUs supported were dual core. The Core 2 Duo is a good CPU ( I couldn't move to that in the one I had ).

 

[goku1234567890]

Guess i will ask the tech shop bout it. I really don't want to buy a new motherboard.

 

[coastie65]

Guess i will ask the tech shop bout it. I really don't want to buy a new motherboard.

Seeing as how no Quad cores were listed and just went up to Core 2 Duo, my guess is that it was made before the Quad cores came out. Those Chipsets contain the controllers and of course there wil be a difference if it was made before the quad core. Once the Quad core came out then it had to be versatile and be able to run both a dual core or quad core, so a different controller. If the BiOS update has a Read Me, then that will tell you what the update is all about.

 

[goku1234567890]

I was too thinking the same thing since there is no mention of core 2 quad in the processor supported list. But what do you know if i get lucky and by some luck one of the core 2 quad is supported.

 

[Calvin7]

Your link shows it •Supports Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2MB or 4MB L2 cache.

Core 2 Quad is unsupported.