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    XPS Gen 2 ATI X300 Compatibility Help.

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by holyrune, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. holyrune

    holyrune Newbie

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    I have an XPS Gen 2 laptop. The 6800 Ultra Go graphics card has died. I want to replace it with an ATI X300. Searching eBay, there are many different types. Does it matter which model it is? If so, may someone please tell me which of the following is compatible with this laptop:

    W5320:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-6...emQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item5633d5dfe0

    W5322:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-6...emQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item45ee3ce780

    w5378:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-9300-64-MB...emQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item56355a9c0e

    W5379:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-9...emQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item20adb7dacc

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
     
    holyrune, Oct 22, 2009
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  2. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Bake it in the oven instead, the GPU that is. Just search for bake GPU´s. My old go 7800GTX failed but I got it to life again by baking it in the oven.
     
    Magnus72, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. holyrune

    holyrune Newbie

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    Wow. I thought you were joking, but this actually works. I was watching a tutorial by some muscular black guy, and then tried it myself. Baked it at 385 F for 8 min. The card's solder leads got all shiny and hot. After cooling, I put it back in the laptop, and no more artifacts! Do you know how long this will last?
     
    holyrune, Oct 23, 2009
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