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    Acer 5920-6470: possible to add a discrete video card

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Telkwa, Apr 6, 2008.

  1. Telkwa

    Telkwa Notebook Consultant

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    Our 5920-6470 came with Intel integrated graphics. I opened up the main hatch on bottom of notebook and I think I see where the graphics card goes.

    Can I just pop in the card, change BIOS, load drivers, and go?
    Or does it get very complicated very quickly, such as needing an entirely different heat pipe assembly to provide cooling for the card?
     
    Telkwa, Apr 6, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Isn't the PCI-E slot disabled on laptops with onboard graphics?
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 6, 2008
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  3. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    thats one to try and fined out.
    good thinking smooth. :D
     
    hoggie, Apr 6, 2008
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  4. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    on my pc you can just leave the onboard graphics on and just plug-in a graphics card with no i/o conflicts.
    wonder if you can load-up a graphics card and then disable the on-board in the BIOS on a laptop !
     
    hoggie, Apr 6, 2008
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