[SOLVED] Upgrade CPU on Lenovo Thinkpad s430?

[lukoni97]

Hey guys,one quick question.
Can i upgrade my i5-3210M to I7-3520M on Lenovo Thinkpad S430?

 

[Lutfij]

They both have the same TDP, so I would say yes it's possible. Just make sure you're on the latest BIOS update prior to dropping in the i7-3520M.

 

[Gerald6049]

Hey guys,one quick question.
Can i upgrade my i5-3210M to I7-3520M
on Lenovo Thinkpad S430.

Not really sure, some say they already soldered to Mboard.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkP...30-CPU-replacement/m-p/1033661?page=1#1034965

You better check it, are they mounted or soldered.

 

[ChumP]

You won't be able to upgrade the CPU... both the GPU and CPU are soldered to the board on the S430.

You can see it in this picture(CPU is the one with thermal compound over):

The image was taken from a video here:

https://support.lenovo.com/de/de/solutions/HT505031

You can find your Thinkpad S430 there along with short parts removal videos for it.