I want to change out the Core I7 2670qm cpu for a 3610qm cpu in my Acer aspire 5750-9422

Soooo, I got this Acer aspire 5750-9422 Core I7 system with a 2670QM processor. I only did a "hair" of research before I bought my upgrade cpu of 3610QM cpu. Ripped my system open, stuffed the 3610 in there and . . wala - no boot. For you tech savy types, you probably already know why. After further research, the 2670 chip is a sandy bridge, the 3610 is an ivy bridge. based on my research the 3610 wont work unless theres a BIOS firmware update that will support it. Guess what - theres not. My BIOS is the newest as published on the Acer website, v 1.21 dated late 2012. So for 6 yrs, no updates. Anyone know of an upcoming BIOS update or any kind of "work around"?? I checked the Gateway site as well and - yeah, you know - same results, after all, Acer / Gateway = same thing. Thought maybe there might be someone who decided to go with a BIOS update from "somewhere else" that might support the newer chip. Any ideas. Im guessing im just stuck. haha. Tks

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IronFly

no, you are stuck to sandy bridge CPUs.

Derrell

Hmm... Let me do some research on this laptop and get back to you.

Derrell

Ok. Here is a list of supported processors. The 3610QM CPU isn't listed as one.

Intel Core i3 Mobile

i3-2310E - AV8062700849116
i3-2310E, 2.1 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2310M - FF8062700999405
I3-2310M, 2.1 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2330E - FF8062700849000
i3-2330E, 2.2 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2330M - FF8062700846606
i3-2330M, 2.2 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2340UE - AV8062700849710
i3-2340UE, 1.3 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2350M - FF8062700995906
i3-2350M, 2.3 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-2357M - AV8062701047703
i3-2357M, 1.3 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-3120ME - AW8063801117902
i3-3120ME, 2.4 GHz, L3 3 MB

i3-3217UE - AV8063801149502
i3-3217UE, 1.6 GHz, L3 3 MB

Intel Core i5 Mobile

i5-2410M - AV8062700845406
I5-2410M, 2.3 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2410M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 2.9 GHz

i5-2430M - FF8062700995505
i5-2430M, 2.4 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2430M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3 GHz

i5-2467M - AV8062701047504
i5-2467M, 1.6 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2467M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 2.3 GHz

i5-2510E - FF8062700853304
I5-2510E, 2.5 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2510E - FF8062700853304
i5-2510E, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3.1 GHz

i5-2515E - AV8062700853208
I5-2515E, 2.5 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2515E - AV8062700853208
i5-2515E, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3.1 GHz

i5-2520M - FF8062700840006 / FF8062700840017 / BX80627I52520M
I5-2520M, 2.5 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2520M - FF8062700840006 / FF8062700840017 / BX80627I52520M
i5-2520M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3.2 GHz

i5-2537M - AV8062701047107
i5-2537M, 1.4 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2537M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 2.3 GHz

i5-2540M - AV8062700839411 / AV8062700844302
i5-2540M - FF8062700839209 / FF8062700840102 / BX80627I52540M
i5-2540M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3.3 GHz
i5-2540M - FF8062700839209 / FF8062700840102 / BX80627I52540M
I5-2540M, 2.6 GHz, L3 3 MB

i5-2557M - AV8062701047202 / AV8062701047204
i5-2557M, 1.7 GHz, L3 3 MB
i5-2557M, L3 3 MB, Turbo 2.7 GHz

i5-3610ME - AW8063801115901
i5-3610ME, L3 3 MB, Turbo 3.3 GHz

Intel Core i7 Mobile

i7-2610UE - AV8062700849607
I7-2610UE, 1.5 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2610UE - AV8062700849607
i7-2610UE, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.4 GHz

i7-2617M - AV8062701040904
i7-2617M, 1.5 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2617M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.6 GHz

i7-2620M - AV8062700839009
i7-2620M - FF8062700838809
i7-2620M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 3.4 GHz
i7-2620M - FF8062700838809
I7-2620M, 2.7 GHz, L3 4 MB

i7-2629M - AV8062700851111
i7-2629M, 2.1 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2629M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 3 GHz

i7-2630QM - FF8062700837005
I7-2630QM, 2 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2630QM - FF8062700837005
i7-2630QM, L3 6 MB, Turbo 2.9 GHz

i7-2635QM - AV8062700837205
I7-2635QM, 2 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2635QM - AV8062700837205
i7-2635QM, L3 6 MB, Turbo 2.9 GHz

i7-2637M - AV8062701041105
i7-2637M, 1.6 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2637M, 1.7 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2637M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.8 GHz

i7-2640M - FF8062700838905
i7-2640M, 2.8 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2640M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 3.5 GHz

i7-2649M - AV8062700850010
i7-2649M, 2.3 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2649M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 3.2 GHz

i7-2655LE - AV8062700849508
i7-2655LE, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.9 GHz
i7-2655LE - AV8062700849508
I7-2655LE, 2.2 GHz, L3 4 MB

i7-2657M - AV8062701040804
i7-2657M, 1.6 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2657M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.7 GHz

i7-2670QM - FF8062701065500
i7-2670QM, 2.2 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2670QM, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.1 GHz

i7-2677M - AV8062701041005
i7-2677M, 1.7 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2677M, 1.8 GHz, L3 4 MB
i7-2677M, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.9 GHz

i7-2710QE - FF8062700841002
i7-2710QE, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3 GHz
i7-2710QE - FF8062700841002
I7-2710QE, 2.1 GHz, L3 6 MB

i7-2715QE - AV8062700843908
I7-2715QE, 2.1 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2715QE - AV8062700843908
i7-2715QE, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3 GHz

i7-2720QM - FF8062700835817 / BX80627I72720QM
I7-2720QM, 2.2 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2720QM - FF8062700835817 / BX80627I72720QM
i7-2720QM, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.3 GHz

i7-2760QM - FF8062701065300 / BX80627I72760QM
i7-2760QM, 2.4 GHz, L3 6 MB
i7-2760QM, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.5 GHz

i7-2820QM - FF8062700834709 / BX80627I72820QM
I7-2820QM, 2.3 GHz, L3 8 MB
i7-2820QM - FF8062700834709 / BX80627I72820QM
i7-2820QM, L3 8 MB, Turbo 3.4 GHz

i7-2860QM - FF8062701065100 / BX80627I72860QM
i7-2860QM, 2.5 GHz, L3 8 MB
i7-2860QM, L3 8 MB, Turbo 3.6 GHz

i7-3517UE - AV8063801149402
i7-3517UE, L3 4 MB, Turbo 2.8 GHz

i7-3555LE - AV8063801116903
i7-3555LE, L3 4 MB, Turbo 3.2 GHz

i7-3610QE - AW8063801118306
i7-3610QE, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.3 GHz

i7-3612QE - AV8063801149203
i7-3612QE, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.1 GHz

i7-3615QE - AV8063801117503
i7-3615QE, L3 6 MB, Turbo 3.3 GHz

Intel Mobile Celeron Dual-Core

787 - AV8062701079501 / AV8062701345400
787, 1.3 GHz, L3 1.5 MB

807UE - AV8062701188200
807UE, 1 GHz, L3 1 MB

827E - AV8062701082300
827E, 1.4 GHz, L3 1.5 MB

847 - AV8062700852800
847, 1.1 GHz, L3 2 MB

847E - AV8062700849902
847E, 1.1 GHz, L3 2 MB

857 - AV8062701022701 / AV8062701149001
857, 1.2 GHz, L3 2 MB

B710 - FF8062701078501 / FF8062701084201
B710, 1.6 GHz, L3 1.5 MB

B800 - FF8062701142600
B800, 1.5 GHz, L3 2 MB

B810 - FF8062700848800
B810, 1.6 GHz, L3 2 MB

B810E - AV8062700849802
B810E, 1.6 GHz, L3 2 MB

B840 - FF8062700998301
B840, 1.9 GHz, L3 2 MB

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile

957 - AV8062700852600
957, 1.2 GHz, L3 2 MB

B940 - FF8062700847801
B940, 2 GHz, L3 2 MB

B950 - FF8062700847901
B950, 2.1 GHz, L3 2 MB

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