HOW-TO: Upgrade your 9400/E1705 with the 5 ... ... Hi all everyone has been asking for it so here it is!How to get a 7900GTX in a Dell 9400, (I take no respons ...

mbosys · 05-10-2006, 10:54 AM

Hi all everyone has been asking for it so here it is!
How to get a 7900GTX in a Dell 9400, (I take no responsibility for damaging your laptop! do it at your own risk!)

Step 1
Load new A01 9400/E1705 Bios onto the laptop

Step 2
Remove Screen/Keyboard/palm rest from the laptop.

Step 2
Remove the original video card.

Step 3
Remove metal from above CPU heatsink area.

The left side needs more removing than the right side, I used some pliers to break off the edges. but a dremel may be better

Should be link this

Step 4

Fit new 7900gtx inplace and screw in

Step 6
Fit laptop back together, you should have a working system!

Have also confirmed you do need the XPS 130W power adapter, as the 90W dies when graphics card it at full power. also 9 cell battery as it will not last long on a 6 Cell

Hope you all find this helpfull!

Aves · 05-10-2006, 11:01 AM

Nice job! Can't wait for the 7900 GTX to be available as a spare part!

Vanilla Jedi · 05-10-2006, 11:19 AM

Great! Thanks for the write-up

operaman · 05-10-2006, 11:25 AM

This needs a sticky...

mbosys · 05-10-2006, 11:32 AM

how do you get a sticky, up to the mods?

Inspiron9100 · 05-10-2006, 11:32 AM

Awesome thread, here's some well deserved rep

Hazridi · 05-10-2006, 11:35 AM

It's amusing that after the whole 9300 upgrade, Dell made it even EASIER to put a 7900 GTX into the 9400.

folide · 05-10-2006, 11:44 AM

Is the 9 cell battery required or recommended. I have a 1705 in the TESTING stage now that I got for about $1200 but I ordered it with the 6 cell because I will use it 95% of the time on ac power. Please let me know so I can cancel it if I have to and re-order it with the 9cell. Also can I get the 1705 shipped with the 130 watt power supply if I call them?

mbosys · 05-10-2006, 11:50 AM

it will work with 6 cell, but won't last that long, still need the bigger 130w psu, not the standard 9400.

folide · 05-10-2006, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbosys

it will work with 6 cell, but won't last that long, still need the bigger 130w psu, not the standard 9400.

But if I have it plugged in 95% of the time will it matter. If it does I will cancel my order and re-order it with the 9 cell battery.

Hazridi · 05-10-2006, 12:17 PM

if you don't have it on battery, it won't matter.

Master_Axe · 05-10-2006, 12:18 PM

ya, i NEVER use my xps gen-2 on battery, so i don't care about the battery... just, you can't order the e1705 with a 130w adapter, can you?

folide · 05-10-2006, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Master_Axe

ya, i NEVER use my xps gen-2 on battery, so i don't care about the battery... just, you can't order the e1705 with a 130w adapter, can you?

No, I called Dell and it cannot be ordered with the 130w power supply. However I did see it available in parts for $69. I have a $100 coupon so I will just look for a $31 filler to get it free.

totalmeltdown · 05-10-2006, 12:26 PM

Nice job mbosys.

OK bad news for the 9300/XPS2/M170 owners. Looks like the 7900 GTX will not fit into our mobo. Here's a pic of mbosys's 9400 with the 7900GTX and my 9300 with the 7800GTX. See where the red circle is, big problem.

5150 Joker · 05-10-2006, 12:36 PM

Where exactly did you use pliers and break on the left side? I can't tell from the picture.

05-10-2006, 11:19 AM	#3
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operaman King of the high C's Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 986 Credits: 880	This needs a sticky... __________________ "Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway."

05-10-2006, 11:32 AM	#5
mbosys Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 42 Credits: -32	how do you get a sticky, up to the mods? __________________ Inspiron 9400\|Core Duo T2600\|NVIDIA GeForce Go 512MB 7900 GTX[606MHz/725MHz]\|1GB DDR2 PC5300\|17" WUXGA\|100GB 7200RPM\|8×DVD±RW\|802.11a/b/g\| \|3DMark05:9871\| \|3DMark06:5658\|

05-10-2006, 11:32 AM	#6
Inspiron9100 The Dell Kid Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 873 Credits: 495	Awesome thread, here's some well deserved rep __________________ Current: Inspiron 700M: 1.8 Ghz - 768MB RAM - 80 GB HD - Atheros CM-9 A/B/G - XP Pro Previous: Inspiron 9400 - SOLD Previous: Inspiron 9100 - SOLD

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Hazridi Purveyor of fine soaps Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,116 Credits: -38	It's amusing that after the whole 9300 upgrade, Dell made it even EASIER to put a 7900 GTX into the 9400. __________________ Once proud owner of a 9300. Now without any mobile computing power at all. Sigh. 9300 to XPS 2 Bios Flash (For 6800 Ultra/7800GTX) \| TrueVolt utility for pinmodding

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05-10-2006, 11:01 AM	#2
Aves Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 65 Credits: -326	Nice job! Can't wait for the 7900 GTX to be available as a spare part!

05-10-2006, 11:44 AM	#8
folide Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 103 Credits: -270	Is the 9 cell battery required or recommended. I have a 1705 in the TESTING stage now that I got for about $1200 but I ordered it with the 6 cell because I will use it 95% of the time on ac power. Please let me know so I can cancel it if I have to and re-order it with the 9cell. Also can I get the 1705 shipped with the 130 watt power supply if I call them?

05-10-2006, 11:50 AM	#9
mbosys Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 42 Credits: -32	it will work with 6 cell, but won't last that long, still need the bigger 130w psu, not the standard 9400. __________________ Inspiron 9400\|Core Duo T2600\|NVIDIA GeForce Go 512MB 7900 GTX[606MHz/725MHz]\|1GB DDR2 PC5300\|17" WUXGA\|100GB 7200RPM\|8×DVD±RW\|802.11a/b/g\| \|3DMark05:9871\| \|3DMark06:5658\|

05-10-2006, 12:17 PM	#11
Hazridi Purveyor of fine soaps Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,116 Credits: -38	if you don't have it on battery, it won't matter. __________________ Once proud owner of a 9300. Now without any mobile computing power at all. Sigh. 9300 to XPS 2 Bios Flash (For 6800 Ultra/7800GTX) \| TrueVolt utility for pinmodding

05-10-2006, 12:18 PM	#12
Master_Axe Smoker in the speed sense Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Graz, Austria/ Boulder, CO (vacation) Posts: 604 Credits: 427	ya, i NEVER use my xps gen-2 on battery, so i don't care about the battery... just, you can't order the e1705 with a 130w adapter, can you? __________________ Dell Inspiron XPS Gen-2: 2.13ghz Centrino 770/ WUXGA 1920x1200 17"/ 7800 GO GTX @ 440Mhz Clock & 1230Mhz Memory/ 2GB RAM/ 60 GB 7200 RPM ATA Hitachi HDD/ Undervolted @.716V with x6/ @1.132V with x16 (bad undervolter )/ 3dMark06: 445Mhz/1230Mhz, 1280x1024: 3900 (1795/1784/904)

05-10-2006, 12:36 PM	#15
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