7 beeps does indicate a CPU failure. The forum post you refer to also states that you need a 130 or 150W adapter to power the Quad core CPU. That may be part of the problem. Also I assume you have the A07 BIOS version installed?
I did an upgrade from corei5-3210M to Core-i7 3632QM in Dec, 2020. Initially the laptop didn't power-on, but then I did a BIOS reset (removed the CMOS battery for 10 seconds) and the motherboard accepted the CPU and powered-on just fine.
If the OP is still looking for a solution, might as well give that a shot.
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January 24th, 2021 17:00
7 beeps does indicate a CPU failure. The forum post you refer to also states that you need a 130 or 150W adapter to power the Quad core CPU. That may be part of the problem. Also I assume you have the A07 BIOS version installed?
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July 11th, 2021 17:00
Being aware that this post is old,
I did an upgrade from corei5-3210M to Core-i7 3632QM in Dec, 2020. Initially the laptop didn't power-on, but then I did a BIOS reset (removed the CMOS battery for 10 seconds) and the motherboard accepted the CPU and powered-on just fine.
If the OP is still looking for a solution, might as well give that a shot.