whether new xps15 l502x graphics mxm port?

Are there anyone who can tell exactly that whether the GT540m in the new xps15 with sandybridge is mxm or solder on the mother board?best with photo;

 

It's solder

http://forum.notebookreview.com/7266650-post1051.html

 

Hoping NoSlow or someone can confirm 100%. Glue might indicate it's not soldered. Thanks.

 

Unfortunately, that pic shows everything I could see during the repaste. I was sorta in a hurry when I did this, so I didn't look at anything other than the mating surfaces between the chips and the heatsink.

 

Thanks NoSlow. At least, it still gives us hope that from the photos and glue that it's not soldered and upgradable to 555M & faster GPU later ;-)

 

are there someone has the photo of the whole motherboard?

 

whoops 10char

 

The GPU is soldered onto the motherboard. Upgrading the GPU would involve desoldering it or buying a new motherboard (I recommend the latter).

 

Hi Tsunade,
What evidence do you have to comfirm 100%? NoSlow who took the photo says he can't tell from looking at that photo.

Thanks.

 

Noslow,can you remember whether the board of gpu connected to motherboard by a slot,or just on it?thanks

 

I think mxm slots like like those mini pci slots so from the pic it looks like the gpu is on the actual motherboard.

 

I only saw the glue on the sides. No slot like the cpu. The motherboard was still bolted to the frame so I didn't take it off to check the other side and confirm if it was soldered.

I would imagine that the glue is there to hold the card in place while being soldered. Dell is smart enough to not use glue to hold down expensive, hot parts, even though the heatsink should theoretically provide enough pressure to keep it stable.

 

GPU is locked on motherboad by glue or solder not big difference, some kind of glue is stronger than solder and more difficult to remove.

If you search more view of motherboard i suggest to look repaste XPS15 L701X thread

 

Op's original question was does XPS 15 have MXM slot. There is no MXM slot. I have never seen a GPU NOT be soldered on or had some modification where it isn't tightly bound to the motherboard. Nvidia found that out with the G84M/G86M chips with the faulty bump material.

 

It's not an MXM slot. It is not replaceable. Just because you see glue doesn't mean it's not soldered. How else do you propose that the electrical connection is made? Even if you desoldered it, you couldn't just put another chip on there, the BIOS wouldn't support it. And where would you buy a loose mobile GPU that's not attached to a MXM card?

If you want a more powerful GPU, then buy a gaming laptop, or one with a MXM slot. Though honestly, with the high price of MXM GPUs, and the fact that they're difficult to find, that not all MXM are compatible with one another, and that even if you did upgrade the MXM GPU, the other components are outdated, the MXM slot just doesn't make that much sense, at least not until they become more widely adopted. Laptops aren't Desktops. Buy what you need in your laptop, and with the exception of RAM or HDD, don't plan on upgrading it much before you buy another.