Acer Aspire 5750: Update Microcode

[grimlockf]

I am a PC specialist and have what should be a relatively minor request regarding this already unlocked bios http://rghost.net/56989240 for the HM67 chipset. This is an insyde bios. The laptop will not boot with an Intel i3-3110M SR0N1 2.4GHz Socket G2 3MB cpu giving only a blank screen which flickers for a moment then halts. This is almost certainly entirely due to the fact the microcode for it is not present. I know with a fair degree of certainty this processor should indeed work just fine in this board and my colleagues agree. I'd be most grateful if someone could do this for me. I would attempt to do so myself but have no direct experience with this particular issue. I would much rather pop in my verified perfectly functional cpu than buy yet another 700$+ laptop for no reason.

I don't know if its helpful or relevant but these laptops are known to have a wireless WiFi whitelist that has proven to be a pain for others wanting to swap wireless chips. That was of course easily overcome. I doubt there would be a whitelist for cpus but who really knows what manufacturers are doing? Thank you for your attention.

[Florin9doi]

HM65 and HM67 are not compatible with ivy bridge cpus.

[grimlockf]

Regardless I would still like to have the microcode present in the bios. I have other reasons.

[grimlockf]

I have a question if anyone might know the actual answer. The cpu I have is electrically compatible and multiple people I know in the industry have told me including an intel engineer that the official list is not complete so I am wondering why exactly it would not work. This cpu is effectively a die shrink of the one already in this laptop and I am getting no adequate explanation?

[Gords]

Ive wanted to try a cpu upgrade on a laptop a few times now and always wondered if it was possible as you see so many of the same model with a handful of different but similar spec cpus.

Is it possible to pull up a list of compatible cpus from the bios?

Latest bios of the laptop (acer aspire 5750z) im currently looking at upgrading attached.

Many thanks for looking.

[DeathBringer]

I've analyzed your BIOS for microcodes:

Code:

Offset   Size Version Date       CPUID
0x351000 2400 025     10/11/2011 0206A7 (Sandy Bridge)
0x353400 2400 028     09/15/2010 0206A6 (Sandy Bridge ES)
0x355800 1C00 007     07/22/2010 0206A5 (Sandy Bridge ES)
0x357400 2400 008     05/26/2010 0206A3 (Sandy Bridge ES)

Almost all CPU's for Socket G2 with Sandy Bridge core are supported.

[Gords]

Thanks very much Deathbringer

[jirikubala]

Good day everyone. It would be an option to add 3rd generation CPU microcodes to work in the Aspire 5750G and others.
Add to :  https://p5we0x64.zip  or Download v1.21-Uefi-advanced-hakintosh
PLEASE ! !
Excuse my English, I'm Czech.

[DeathBringer]

Adding microcode will not add support for new CPU.