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    Does the Firepro M4000 have a ROM chip?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Screenio, Aug 9, 2014.

  1. Screenio

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    I heard Meaker had some success installing one of these into his 5935g/8935g

    Dell Precision M4700 AMD Chelsea XT Graphics Card 0PR80C PR80C | eBay

    Does it require hardmodding to get it to work? Like a soldered ROM chip? I cannot find any of these cards that have a ROM chip on them. Both Dell and HP ones do not seem to have a ROM chip on them, and the 7770m is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Many people have been saying that these cards will work with a 5935g, but I'm not convinced due to the lack of a ROM chip.
     
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    bump............................
     
    Screenio, Aug 12, 2014
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    This M4000 has ROM chip soldered on. Alot of information you can search in 5739G owners thread.
     
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    Aww yiss!! Thanks so much! So the one I included in the OP Dell Precision M4700 AMD Chelsea XT Graphics Card 0PR80C PR80C | eBay has a ROM chip? I see you've got one working in your 5739g, and If I must say, that is truly quite impressive!

    EDIT: Took a peek at that thread and found a cheaper one http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...0-DDR5-VGA-video-card-Chelsea/1544072666.html. Thanks a bunch, propolkin! Is it safe to buy from Alibaba? I've never used it, but I have been considering purchasing a 4650 off there for my 5520g
     
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    You are welcome! ;) Yes, in the link you`ve posted there is M4000 with ROM chip.

    I``ve never used aliexpress. But some users from 5739G thread, for example, used this site and never complained about it. I would prefer to use ebay.
     
    propolkin, Aug 13, 2014
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    I can believe that. Looking at the sellers feedback, it seems another user has bought that exact card, and left a positive! So far so good!
     
    Screenio, Aug 13, 2014
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