Hello everyone!
I've been working on refurbishing an old
Sony Vaio VGN-AR630e, and among other things, I'm hoping to upgrade the processor. However, I can't find any record of what processors are functional with its BIOS. I'm hoping you can tell me if either of my processor choices will work natively, or if it's not too much trouble, mod the BIOS to allow the computer to run it.
Based on my research, the best upgrade that is physically compatible with the system is either an Intel
T7800 or an Intel
T9500. I'd love to get the latter installed, but again, I know it's a matter of whether or not the BIOS will let me. Additionally, if I can use the T7800 natively, let me know if it'd even be worth it to take the time to get the T9500 compatible.
Currently the computer is running an
Intel T7250. This is also the only processor listed as an option in its
spec sheet, though the
User Guide is for all models in the AR600 series. The only downloads I could find for it are on the
same page. Under the Motherboard category, Intel Chipset Device Software version 952E1E5A is available.
The
Sony Vaio VGN-AR770 lists both the T7250 and the T9500 as compatible in its
spec sheet. Interestingly, it's one of the few models that lists multiple compatible processors at all. It's driver downloads can be found on
this page. Under the Motherboard category, Intel Chipset Device Software version 8.2.0.1014 is available. It also has an update for Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
I don't know enough about The Vaio's model line and sales strategy to know if different customizations yielded different model numbers, and unfortunately Archive.org's record didn't have anything on the subject either. As such, I'm unsure what the major differences are between the different models in the VGN-AR600 and AR700 series, or if there were any changes to processor compatibility between them. I'm really hoping that one of both of my processor choices are compatible out of the box, but I have no idea how to find out that information. Thanks for hearing me out, and I look forward to any help or direction you can give me!
