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Laptop Graphics Upgrade?
Name: AdRock Date: August 19, 2005 at 13:08:09 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 2000
Comment:
Is it possible to upgrade the graphics adapter in a laptop? I know how to change the graphics card in a PC but I've never seen the inside of a laptop.
I am a bit annoyed with my laptop. It's only a year old and it uses an Intel graphics adapter and even the the screen runs best in 1024x800, any games and when Windows loads is in 800x600 and I can't change it.
All I want to know is it it possible to change the card (or whatever)
Name: jam Date: August 19, 2005 at 13:35:40 Pacific
Reply:
"All I want to know is it it possible to change the card"
NO!
ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Response Number 2
Name: intel810 Date: August 19, 2005 at 13:39:27 Pacific
Reply:
It is possible on some laptops, which have user upgradable graphics modules. What type of laptor do you own, adam?
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Response Number 3
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: August 19, 2005 at 13:42:18 Pacific
Reply:
Jam is correct. If it has that Intel gfx card, it isn't upgradeable.
"It happens."
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Response Number 4
Name: intel810 Date: August 19, 2005 at 17:51:14 Pacific
Reply:
Fair enough, im just saying that some laptops have user upgradable graphics.
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Response Number 5
Name: Kurt S Date: August 19, 2005 at 18:10:19 Pacific
Reply:
Many Dell laptops have removable graphic cards that can be upgraded
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Response Number 6
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: August 19, 2005 at 19:17:11 Pacific
Reply:
If it's an intel graphics card, it means the GPU is IGP in the northbridge, similar to IGP's in desktop systems. Therefore, it is not removeable, and not upgradeable.
I'm gonna go shoot this dead horse in my backyard in the head again now because beating it apparently wasn't enough...
(Not aimed at intel810...)
"If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"
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Response Number 7
Name: oldfogey Date: August 20, 2005 at 01:10:16 Pacific
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I think we're getting off the point here; a 12 month old laptop should be perfectly capable of running Win at more that 800x640; I run a Thinkpad 770, best part of 10 years old, and that does.
I would be inclined to look at the drivers. Either the correct ones were never installed, or they got corrupted and it is running on some sort of default setting.
Replacing the graphics adaptor is not the solution here.
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Response Number 8
Name: kenshinx21 Date: September 19, 2005 at 18:16:35 Pacific
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I have a acer travelmate 2501CL which has ati mobility radeon 9000 IGP. Is it possiable to change the graphics card?
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