W520 - i7-2620M - 8GB max memory?

[MrFritz]

Hi,

looking for a powerful, portable KVM host I've received a w520 4284-4BG. Unfortunatly its slightly different than I expected (don't ask about our ordering process).

 i7-2620M instead of i7-2720M (Dual instead of Quad core)

Issue:

 8GB installed = fine

16GB installed = screen stays blank

To install 16GB I have to remove two small dummies that are in two of the memory bank (keyboard + bottom). Icons on the dummy seem to indicate that they are not for removal..?

Does that mean because of the Dual Core (or other reasons) I'm stuck with 8GB? If so - i guess as its a laptop there is no upgrade path, is there?

Thanks!

MrFritz

PS: Model seems to be the following one - can't find it on lenovo.com

http://www.advance.no/Item.aspx?id=4840421&utm_campaign=comp&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=prisjakt

[MrFritz]

Hi,

I can see here that its a processor limitation (8GB):

  http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52231

Is there a processor upgrade path, e.g. to i7-2720?

   http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=50067

MrFritz

[hazart]

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MrFritz wrote:

Hi,

I can see here that its a processor limitation (8GB):

  http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52231

Is there a processor upgrade path, e.g. to i7-2720?

   http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=50067

MrFritz

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There's no CPU upgrade path from dual-core to quad-core as dual-core and quad-core models of W520 use different motherboards.

[Volker1]

The dual-core W520 supports up to 2 DIMMs. You can, theoretically, use a pair of very expensive 8GB DIMMS to get up to 16GB RAM.

The quad-core W520 supports up to 4 DIMMs.