Looking at the [https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/yoga720-13ikb_yoga720-15ikb_hmm_201702.pdf|service manual] the answer seems to be ''No'' you cannot upgrade without changing the systemboard.
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On p.48 it describes how to remove the systemboard and there is no mention of removing the CPU.
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On p.48 it describes how to remove the systemboard and there is no mention of removing the CPU, so it appears that it is permanently mounted onto the board
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On p.83-84 there are the part numbers (item #5) for all the different systemboards with different CPU's and onboard RAM configurations, available for your model laptop,
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This is verified because on p.83-84 there are the part numbers (item #5) for all the different systemboards with different CPU's and onboard RAM configurations, available for your model laptop,
Hi,
Looking at the [https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/yoga720-13ikb_yoga720-15ikb_hmm_201702.pdf|service manual] the answer seems to be ''No'' you cannot upgrade without changing the systemboard.
On p.48 it describes how to remove the systemboard and there is no mention of removing the CPU.
On p.83-84 there are the part numbers (item #5) for all the different systemboards with different CPU's and onboard RAM configurations, available for your model laptop,