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post #21 of 35
6/16/05 at 6:12pm
Ok, true, I do appologize man. But seriously just give IBM a call and ask them if your video card is upgradable and if so what would they reccomend getting it from
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post #22 of 35
6/16/05 at 6:23pm
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Im 18, thanks for asking :-P...Im pretty well versed in software, but when we are talking hardware I know close to nothing, I mean I can install some things but Im not willing to take the cpu apart, this is my notebook for college, Im goin to Ga Southern next year...
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post #23 of 35
6/16/05 at 6:24pm
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And also, I was just wondering what that meant, that it said it had a PCI slot, I didnt know if that was true, but again I got my questions answered, thanks guys!
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post #24 of 35
6/16/05 at 6:26pm
*encourages use of post editing*
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post #25 of 35
6/16/05 at 6:53pm
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Originally Posted by GTFan513
And also, I was just wondering what that meant, that it said it had a PCI slot, I didnt know if that was true, but again I got my questions answered, thanks guys!
It's probably referring to Mini-PCI or most likely Type II or Type III PC Card.
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post #26 of 35
6/16/05 at 7:16pm
which then is a PCMCIA card and not a PCI actual slot like a desktop
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post #27 of 35
6/16/05 at 7:17pm
There is no such thing as a dumb question, unless your in a forumn! Give him a break, I can't tell you how many times a day when I worked retail somebody would ask how they would install a graphics card in to their laptop.

Altough I was wondering what about his system he thought was so great... maybe the price.
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post #28 of 35
6/16/05 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Karma
Unfortunately, GFTan, the Mini-PCI slots are never used for video card/primary components, only peripherals. There are no video cards you can plug in.

The only things you can upgrade on your particular notebook are the CPU, Hard Drive, and RAM (which you've done already). The video chip is soldered into the motherboard itself, so unless you want to replace basically the entire notebook for just the video chip (which isn't that smart economically), you are stuck with the MR9000.

It's not that bad of a chip, though. My gf has the same notebook with same Video chip and she can play Quake3/Icewind Dale smooth as beans.
You might just b in luck . ATI is plannin to release Axiom (competing vs the MXM from Nvidia), a vid card for laptops with pci slot. The bad news, who knows how long it'll take them to release it and how much it'll cost. From what I have read in ATI and other sites the Axiom will be based on the radeon x600 which is far better than the radeon 9000. I'm not sure if ur laptop can upgrade but I think a pci slot in the laptop is all thats necessary. Check http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/press/2004/4755.html for more info.
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post #29 of 35
6/16/05 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by onapartyrock
There is no such thing as a dumb question, unless your in a forumn! Give him a break, I can't tell you how many times a day when I worked retail somebody would ask how they would install a graphics card in to their laptop.

Altough I was wondering what about his system he thought was so great... maybe the price.
Its a great system, I dont game a lot anyhow, and the business apps it runs great, and the 3 games Ive played (Star Wars, A Flight Simulator, and Stepmania) all work perfect...so I dont know if it would be worth changing out the card until 2-3 years from now...I think I have done all I want to do to theis laptop...
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post #30 of 35
6/16/05 at 8:14pm
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Originally Posted by LinkX
You might just b in luck . ATI is plannin to release Axiom (competing vs the MXM from Nvidia), a vid card for laptops with pci slot. The bad news, who knows how long it'll take them to release it and how much it'll cost. From what I have read in ATI and other sites the Axiom will be based on the radeon x600 which is far better than the radeon 9000. I'm not sure if ur laptop can upgrade but I think a pci slot in the laptop is all thats necessary. Check http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/press/2004/4755.html for more info.
No. He's out of luck. Both ATi's AXIOM and nVidia's MXM spec requires the Original Design Manufacturer to create a notebook motherboard / chassis that allows the video card to be changed. So far, ODM's haven't picked up on either specifically, but have created a hybrid of both to fit their manufacturing facilities (i.e. Clevo).

Again, this allows changing of the card if the notebook was created to allow it, which very, very few notebooks out there do. GTFans' Thinkpad, and as a matter of fact all IBM/Lenovo thinkpads, do not have this capability.

Do not expect the Thin & Light-sized categories of notebooks to have this feature, as the whole purpose of T&L is to save space and reduce weight, which is why they have the video chips integrated into the motherboards. Only the mid-size and DTR-size notebooks are large enough and have enough free room within the notebook chassis (including having enough space for deal with possible increased heat from newer cards) to have a user-exchangeable video card.

Again, there are no PCMCIA video cards.
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post #31 of 35
6/16/05 at 8:23pm
yup karma pretty explained everything ^^;

the results you have are refecting your out-dated video card that cannot be changed unless you change the whole laptop.

as for boosting your performances... there's nothing much you can do in your case... you can try some tweaking guides but that won't give you a 10% gain...
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post #32 of 35
6/17/05 at 2:50am
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Originally Posted by Karma
No. He's out of luck. Both ATi's AXIOM and nVidia's MXM spec requires the Original Design Manufacturer to create a notebook motherboard / chassis that allows the video card to be changed. So far, ODM's haven't picked up on either specifically, but have created a hybrid of both to fit their manufacturing facilities (i.e. Clevo).

Again, this allows changing of the card if the notebook was created to allow it, which very, very few notebooks out there do. GTFans' Thinkpad, and as a matter of fact all IBM/Lenovo thinkpads, do not have this capability.

Do not expect the Thin & Light-sized categories of notebooks to have this feature, as the whole purpose of T&L is to save space and reduce weight, which is why they have the video chips integrated into the motherboards. Only the mid-size and DTR-size notebooks are large enough and have enough free room within the notebook chassis (including having enough space for deal with possible increased heat from newer cards) to have a user-exchangeable video card.

Again, there are no PCMCIA video cards.
Hmmm, interesting. Do you know if the zv6000 can upgrade? I'm thinking of ordering one and the only thing that is making me hesitate is the ill fated vid card(radeon x200).
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post #33 of 35
6/17/05 at 3:17am
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Originally Posted by LinkX
Hmmm, interesting. Do you know if the zv6000 can upgrade? I'm thinking of ordering one and the only thing that is making me hesitate is the ill fated vid card(radeon x200).
Isn't the x200 an integrated solution?
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post #34 of 35
6/17/05 at 4:14am
Right now, only certain notebooks with the X800'x and 6800Go's can change the video cards. Everything else is permanent. So unless you have a notebook with one of those two, it's integrated and not upgradable.

Even then, just remember that certain notebooks with the X800's / 6800Gos' can upgrade.

If you have to ask, the answer is no.
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post #35 of 35
6/17/05 at 4:29am
Any news on whether the GPU (6800 Go) in the Fujitsu-Siemens M(3/4)438 can be upgraded?
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