[gray786]

i just got a laptop for graduation and it has a ATI mobility X600 128 meg pci:e card in it. i was wondering if there was anyway you can upgrade the video card in a laptop that’s pci:e with more memory or completely switch it with another one. i read on some forum that it was possible to switch pci:e cards in laptops but wasn’t sure. any info would be appreciated. thanx.

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Does it look like you could take the old one out without a chainsaw or hatchet?
If so I assume you could replace it with another one.
The manufacturer of your laptop can probably provide you with all the technical
data you need. Try their site and otherwise mail their techs.

You want to replace that moloch of a video-card with what?
A quad-head 3Gig videocard? Is it broken then?

Just out of curiosity, what do you need a new card for? Laptops are
mainly meant for business-types so they can drag their 'office' from
one place to another. They weren't designed for gamers who want to
play the top-of-the-line newest games on a train.
( although what businessman would need 128 meg graphics cards
is unclear to me... Maybe a carsalesman with 3d models/flythroughs
on disk )


Anyway, success with your adventure
Ojo

[Ojoshiro]

Does it look like you could take the old one out without a chainsaw or hatchet?
If so I assume you could replace it with another one.
The manufacturer of your laptop can probably provide you with all the technical
data you need. Try their site and otherwise mail their techs.

You want to replace that moloch of a video-card with what?
A quad-head 3Gig videocard? Is it broken then?

Just out of curiosity, what do you need a new card for? Laptops are
mainly meant for business-types so they can drag their 'office' from
one place to another. They weren't designed for gamers who want to
play the top-of-the-line newest games on a train.
( although what businessman would need 128 meg graphics cards
is unclear to me... Maybe a carsalesman with 3d models/flythroughs
on disk )


Anyway, success with your adventure
Ojo

[gray786]

haha i loved the humor. well i got this for graduation and planning on using it at college next year. yes i am a gamer! well i think it will be fast enough for games.
3.2 ghz HT, 1 gig DDR ram, 100 gig hard drive, ATI mobility radeon X600 128 meg pci:e, and some other nice capabilities.

Edited by gray786, 12 June 2005 - 04:36 PM.