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    680m from hp

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by vr_fox, Dec 21, 2014.

  1. vr_fox

    vr_fox Notebook Guru

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    I found in ebay a 680m in good price but its from an HP envy. Are all cards compatible??, somewhere I read a card with no vbios only sbios??

    Also is a 680 m a direct bolt on, I still have the 260m??
     
    vr_fox, Dec 21, 2014
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  2. ayylmao

    ayylmao Notebook Consultant

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    No ROM Chip/VBIOS = No go

    HP cards usually do not have a ROM chip. Only a select few do. I also don't think there's a way to integrate an SBIOS into a VBIOS on any Alienware for that matter.

    You're going to need to get a card with a ROM chip. The Clevo/MSI/Dell ones have them.
     
    ayylmao, Dec 28, 2014
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You want a Clevo card or a Dell one.. MSI may be problematic..
     
    TomJGX, Dec 28, 2014
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    the best thing to do is to buy a DELL card (a card that was made for a DELL PC). If you can't find those, then Clevo should work without causing many issues or none at all.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 30, 2014
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