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    Asus n80 series

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by etiko, Feb 11, 2009.

  1. etiko

    etiko Notebook Consultant

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    this have a MXM Card GPU ?
     
    etiko, Feb 11, 2009
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  2. David

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    Yes, I believe it is, but don't take that as a sign for an upgradable GPU.
     
    David, Feb 11, 2009
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    agreed.
    Even if it does have one, you need to find one that has the n80's heatsink arrangement, meaning it would have to be produced by asus, and because they do not offer any stronger card in the n80, i don't think they make a stronger card at all (for the n80).
     
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  4. etiko

    etiko Notebook Consultant

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    thanks for replys :) i appreciate that
     
    etiko, Feb 11, 2009
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    NP!
    Good luck with what ever you get/change!

    P.S. Don't buy from new egg :D
     
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  6. etiko

    etiko Notebook Consultant

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    thanks, realy i dont have an n80, have M51VA (extrem oced) Lolol my litle beasty , but when i need another notebook, im thinking buy an n80 if has mxm
     
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  7. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    The removable modular video card is for repair purpose so Asus don''t have to swap the mb for a defective GPU.

    the VGA BIOS is embed into the MB BIOS so if you swap the card the computer won't even post, checkout this thread:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=348865

    The V1J BIOS is looking for ATI X1600 but the notebook has ATI X1700.

    The only model that is possible to upgrade the video card will be G50V since it share the same BIOS as G50Vt.
     
    GenTechPC, Feb 11, 2009
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  8. avanish11

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    No. The 9650m GT is physically built into the motherboard.
     
    avanish11, Feb 11, 2009
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    Not it's not built-in on the mainboard :) :

    [​IMG]

    But still it doesn't mean it's upgradable.
     
    GenTechPC, Feb 11, 2009
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    Seriously? Dang that's awesome! The N50's video card is built into the mobo....
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
    avanish11, Feb 11, 2009
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    even though it isn't that visible i think you should take the pic off and blur the windows sticker and the asus stuff
     
    racerman119, Feb 11, 2009
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    not a bad idea.
     
    avanish11, Feb 11, 2009
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  13. etiko

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    im think the n80 and n50 are same chassis and mobo
     
    etiko, Feb 12, 2009
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    hello, i know this thread is a little old, but i have a semi-relavent question.

    i have an X83vb-x1, which as you know comes with a 9300m GS video card. i snagged a 9500m GS from a M50SV. got it from ebay for 30 shipped (a steal).

    now ive been doing ALOT of research to see if it will be compatible. from what you say, it would seem to not be since the vbios is embedded in the MB bios.

    now, is it at all possible to extract the vbios from say the M50SV, and unsing a bios editor, to embed the M50SV vbios into the X83VB MB bios?

    im not against trying this, but i cannot find any information about this process.

    any help would be appreciated. please dont just say its too much work, i honestly want to try it, i fully understand the risks of bricking my MB, and that it may not be possible to recover in the event something bad happens.
     
    gsrcrxsi, Apr 17, 2009
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    ok so i found something potentially interesting.

    my laptop, the X83Vb-X1 has a 9300m GS video card
    the X83Vm-X1 has a 9600m GS video card

    and looking at the two they look identical other than the video card and CPU. and a look at Asus' support site shows that these two models use the same BIOS. so theoretically i should be able to use the 9600m GS with my X83Vb. anyone else ever looked into this?
     
    gsrcrxsi, Apr 17, 2009
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