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Is it possible to buy a ati X1600 graphic card and instal it on intel 945GM chipset?

post #1 of 4
1/25/06 at 6:06pm
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Can intel 945GM chipset in T60 support discrete video card? I saw the sony SZ notebook had both Nvidia and GMA950 graphic cards. If it can, is it possible to buy a ati graphic card and put it in the T60 that has a integrated graphic card by ourselves?

here is sony sz160

Specifications • Model
VGN-SZ160P/C



• HARDWARE


• Processor Name
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 cache)1



• Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2



• Front Side Bus Speed
667MHz



• Chipset
Intel® 945GM



• Hard Drive
100GB2 5400rpm Serial ATA with G-Sensor™ Shock Protection - Hard Disk Drive Protection



• Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (802.11a/b/g3



• LCD
13.3" WXGA with XBRITE™ Technology (1280x800)4



• Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 and Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950



• Graphics Interface
VGA out w/Smart Display Sensor
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post #2 of 4
1/25/06 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by appleceo
Can intel 945GM chipset in T60 support discrete video card? I saw the sony SZ notebook had both Nvidia and GMA950 graphic cards. If it can, is it possible to buy a ati video card and put it in the T60 that has a integrated video card by ourselves?

here is sony sz160

Specifications • Model
VGN-SZ160P/C



• HARDWARE



• Processor Name
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 cache)1



• Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2



• Front Side Bus Speed
667MHz



• Chipset
Intel® 945GM



• Hard Drive
100GB2 5400rpm Serial ATA with G-Sensor™ Shock Protection - Hard Disk Drive Protection



• Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (802.11a/b/g3



• LCD
13.3" WXGA with XBRITE™ Technology (1280x800)4



• Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 and Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950



• Graphics Interface
VGA out w/Smart Display Sensor
No. A laptop is NOT a desktop, vid cards are not plug and play. The few that are (like MXMs) can only play a very very limited number (if any currently) of vid cards.
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post #3 of 4
1/25/06 at 6:09pm
sadly no, this is not possible
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post #4 of 4
1/25/06 at 6:19pm
It can be done. All you need is a electronics shop with all the equipment needed. You'll need to trace out the existing design (require service manual diagrams) redesign and build a new motherboard, stripping off the components and fitting onto the new one, retracing the video card bus and matching it with the new MXM board, testing, oscillascopes, probes. Couple of hundred thousand in equipment should do. Our company has the facilities to do this sort of thing (building track circuit boards froms scratch)

So the answer is yes, if you want to plump thousands into R&D :-D
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