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Can you upgrade your laptop graphics | by whiteknite | 2005-03-08 05:11:40 |
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I think we need to know what laptop. | by McGowan | 2005-03-08 05:46:29 |
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It's a Dell, so I'm assuming I can't | by whiteknite | 2005-03-08 05:47:33 |
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by DIVINAR2 |
2005-03-08 13:07:58 |
I can replace the card in my 5160, if I needed to.
In many of Dell's laptops, you can change the video card. However, THIS IS NOT SANCTIONED BY DELL AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY IF YOUR COMPUTER FAILS. So replace at your own risk.
The only laptop currently that offers sanctioned upgrades is the XPS. However, say you bought a 5150 with a 32 MB Video card. You can purchase the 64 MB Card offered for that system from Dell's spare parts. You can only replace a video card that was specifically made for that system. For instance, you can upgrade (on your own) a 64 MB Geforce FX 5200 to an ATI 9600 128 MB in the Inspiron 8600, because both of these video cards are produced for the 8600. However, you cannot replace a 64 MB Geforce FX 5200 with an ATI 9600 in an Inspiron 5150 because the ATI 9600 form factor is not compatible with the 5150.
Bottom line, AT YOUR OWN RISK, you can replace a video card in most newer Dell systems with video cards specifically made for that system. BUT THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Unless of course you have an XPS, and when the newest video card comes out, Dell will replace that for you.
Instructions on how to replace video cards are found on Dell's website.
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