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    question about laptop external boot w/o video card

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by buba007, Sep 19, 2008.

  1. buba007

    buba007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys

    I have this question, if you have detachable video card, and once you unhook( uninstall it physically) would you still be able to see the Video on external display?
     
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    No. Detachable means MXM I guess ?

    A notebook with a discrete GPU, will have a PM945/PM965/PM45 chipset, which do not have an integrated GPU, so when the discrete GPU is removed, there is no graphics interface to provide .. uhm Light/Image or whatever on the LCD (external/internal).. :)

    An external LCD won't have a built-in GPU....
     
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    buba007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Andy

    I asked you about 9500 fan( acer) if you remmeber, I sold it for $50 :)
    anyway, its dell 5150 laptop.....

    also I got my Dv6768se, what a piece that is man, Just awesome, it has 8400M GS ( I increased the shared to 1GB).
     
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    Oh yes, I remember. Cool.. :)
     
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    so any idea about 5150? I have this laptop p4 3.2, I got it w/o vga card, I can turn it on, Bios beeps, but no video on external lcd using onBoard Vga
     
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    yes Go5200.... well I just wanted to see if its working w/o buying the card yet, so You think I have to have that in order to see any video at all?
     
    buba007, Sep 19, 2008
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