Deeper into the rabbit hole.

Meaker · Apr 16, 2005, 04:27 AM

As some of you might know I wondered whether my laptop had upgradable GFX or not. So I spent the last few hours dismantling and rebuilding my laptop

it does not however

This pic shows why:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...s/DSC00940.jpg

Discovered I have hynix memory though which all the ATI cards I have had, used.

Lowfat · Apr 16, 2005, 05:14 AM

i dont think any laptop has an upgradable GFX card since they are integrated into the mobo i believe.

Meaker · Apr 16, 2005, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tulcakelume

i dont think any laptop has an upgradable GFX card since they are integrated into the mobo i believe.

Look up AXIOM and MXM

HawgsHead · Apr 17, 2005, 04:43 AM

Alienware makes 1 too.Or at least they used too.Pop the old GFX card out and pop the new one in.10 minutes tops.I think the new cards run around $300.00 or so.They claim they are the only 1 on the market with this feature.

TJ- · Apr 17, 2005, 05:08 AM

can someone say... VOID WARRANTY

HawgsHead · Apr 17, 2005, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by [zi0n]aXe

can someone say... VOID WARRANTY

I was thinking the same thing.......Thats something I have NEVER seen or herd tell of.I'm glad it's not my notebook.But too each his own.If we dont hear from you for awhile we know the project didnt turn out so well.Good luck.

Meaker · Apr 17, 2005, 01:33 PM

All posts made by me are/were made on the reconstructed notebook.

itchy5 · Apr 17, 2005, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Meaker

All posts made by me are/were made on the reconstructed notebook.

rofl

Zardon · Apr 17, 2005, 11:17 PM

some of the new laptop designs can take new graphics cards and are easy to get at, via a rear slot.

like the alienware I reviewed a while ago http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/alienware7700/

You can remove the 6800 go and put in a X800 module.

Here is a X800 module I have actually for the alienware, very easy to swap in and out.

No this isnt the alienware laptop, its a voodoo laptop

Apr 16, 2005, 04:27 AM	#1
Meaker #1 INTEL MAINSTREAM Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 0 Rep Power: 0	Deeper into the rabbit hole. As some of you might know I wondered whether my laptop had upgradable GFX or not. So I spent the last few hours dismantling and rebuilding my laptop it does not however This pic shows why: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...s/DSC00940.jpg Discovered I have hynix memory though which all the ATI cards I have had, used. __________________ Home: Core 2 DUO @ 2.4ghz \| 2048mb GSKILL 5400 @ 450mhz 5-5-5-12 \| ASROCK P945 A2 based mobo \| ATI Radeon x1650pro \| 17" LCD widescreen \| Hiper Type R 480W PSU \| 250gb seagate HDD \| Uni: Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.8ghz HT on (1.325v) \| 6 Gigs Corsair XMS 3 1333DDR @ 1600DDR 8-8-8-20 1.5v \| Asus P6T-SE @ 200mhz BCLK \|2x Gigabyte HD 4770 Crossfire + Accelero S1s \| 21.6" widescreen LCD \| Sharkoon Rebel 7 + 600W Coolermaster silent PRO \| 2x320GB WD raid edition III Raid 0 \| Razor diamondback G3

Apr 16, 2005, 05:14 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	i dont think any laptop has an upgradable GFX card since they are integrated into the mobo i believe. __________________

Apr 17, 2005, 04:43 AM	#4
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Alienware makes 1 too.Or at least they used too.Pop the old GFX card out and pop the new one in.10 minutes tops.I think the new cards run around $300.00 or so.They claim they are the only 1 on the market with this feature. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Apr 17, 2005, 05:08 AM	#5
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	can someone say... VOID WARRANTY __________________ new sig comming soon

Apr 17, 2005, 01:33 PM	Thread Starter #7
Meaker #1 INTEL MAINSTREAM Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 0 Rep Power: 0	All posts made by me are/were made on the reconstructed notebook. __________________ Home: Core 2 DUO @ 2.4ghz \| 2048mb GSKILL 5400 @ 450mhz 5-5-5-12 \| ASROCK P945 A2 based mobo \| ATI Radeon x1650pro \| 17" LCD widescreen \| Hiper Type R 480W PSU \| 250gb seagate HDD \| Uni: Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.8ghz HT on (1.325v) \| 6 Gigs Corsair XMS 3 1333DDR @ 1600DDR 8-8-8-20 1.5v \| Asus P6T-SE @ 200mhz BCLK \|2x Gigabyte HD 4770 Crossfire + Accelero S1s \| 21.6" widescreen LCD \| Sharkoon Rebel 7 + 600W Coolermaster silent PRO \| 2x320GB WD raid edition III Raid 0 \| Razor diamondback G3

Apr 17, 2005, 11:17 PM	#9
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	some of the new laptop designs can take new graphics cards and are easy to get at, via a rear slot. like the alienware I reviewed a while ago http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/alienware7700/ You can remove the 6800 go and put in a X800 module. Here is a X800 module I have actually for the alienware, very easy to swap in and out. No this isnt the alienware laptop, its a voodoo laptop