Re: [LAU] Suggested video card

Quoting this "private" reply here as I don't see any reason to have it private. Probably one of the victims of the Good-Bye-ReplyTo-Munging... And I didn't know the facts state, so I think others are interested in this too. Am Montag, 13. August 2007 schrieb Thomas Ilnseher: > Am Montag, den 13.08.2007, 15:01 +0200 schrieb Arnold Krille: > > I have the very strong feeling that you are fixed on your graphics > > device as I > > have never seen a laptop that could make use of an extra video card. > > Except > > with a docking station that has a pci-slot... > Newer PCIe based Notebooks use a special video-card standard called MXM. > if you have such a notebook, it should _IN THEORY_ be possible to > exchange the video card. BUT: > > a) there exist at least 4 different sub-formfactors of the MXM spec. > b) The cooling solution must be "good enough" for the desired video > card. This applies to the power subsystem as well. > c) you might run into troubles with the bios ... > d) replacing the card may be difficult and invalidate warranty > e) there might be notebooks with discrete PCIe graphics that is not obey > the MXM standard > f) it is very likely that notbooks with integrated graphics lack MXM > slots, and it is even more likely that such notebooks at least lack the > required cooling solutions.

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