Dell and Video Cards...some can be replaced

ok, posted on another9200 thready but no replies. I was wondering if anyone has tried or knows if the 9700 on the laptop can be upgraded to the 9800. I checked and the 2 cards look almost identical in shape and size and i read on the Dell support site that the 9700 is not embedded on the mobo and can be removed to be replaced. I know this is a big task, just wondering if anyone knows if the possibility is there, since the 9880M is a big leap over the 9700M. Thanks!


Anyone who doesn't know the speed of these cards check this out.
http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=3&var1=162&var2=0

The 9800 is a HUGE jump over the 9700, more than double.

*Dell Inspiron 9200, P-M 2.1ghz 400mhz FSB, 1 GB Ram 333mhz, 60gb 7200rpm HD, 128 ATI M Radeon 9700, XP Pro SP2, Wifi + Bluetooth*

 

I would also like to know if you can upgrade the video card on the i9200 and if the cpu can be upgraded to the 2.1ghz..

 

I ordered the 2.1ghz p-m, 400mhz FSB, however if you are refering to the 2.13ghz p-m, 533mhz FSB, with sonoma, i believe it is possible.

*Dell Inspiron 9200, P-M 2.1ghz 400mhz FSB, 1 GB Ram 333mhz, 60gb 7200rpm HD, 128 ATI M Radeon 9700, XP Pro SP2, Wifi + Bluetooth*

 

Where can I buy a new 128mb ATI Mobility Radeon Pro Turbo ?

I am in Brisbane, Australia. Will pay shipping.

I have a i8500 with GeForce 4200 Go 64mb and want to upgrade.

For gaming is the ATI the best performing card to run in a 8500 ?

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by hannibal

 

Thanks for the prompt reply Andy234,

I'll avoid the e-bay route as my experience with buying hardware there has been less than good [B)]

I rang Dell and they insisted on a service tag number before being able to give me a proposal/price [ ]

I have the 3 year warranty (20 months or so into that) and am reluctant to give the number as this mod will void my warranty.

Any .. cough .. workarounds available ?

 

Anyone know if its possible to replace the Video card in the insperon 9300 and the XPS gen 2?

thinking to purchase one of these machines but I’m a bit put of by the fact the machine could be held back by the graphics card becoming out of date.

 

hey guys, I recently bought an Inspiron 5100 for 400 bucks because the CD drive died in it and the guy that had it needed some cash. I know someone said that the MR9000 could possibly be put in it, but i need to know that it definately CAN be done or not and if so what's the part number so i can order it later. Thx

 

honestly I would say you could put any card into any notebook as long as the connectors fit and the card is the same size or smaller. There lies the problem because most cards are shaped a certain way for a specific computer. However, you could probably find a card slightly larger or smaller and fit it to the casing. Of course it has to be upgradeable and not soldered to the motherboard like some are. You would also need to worry about heat and possibly modify your case so you can install a fan right under the new video card. Depending on what you need to do you could also mod the casing/melt it to give alittle bit more room.

In all if you can get the card to fit and it hooks up to the connector your old card was hooked up to it should work.

Just my two cents.

Dell I6000d
1.86 ghz
1 gig 400mhz ram
80 gig HD
Intel Pro 2915 a/b/g Wireless
15.4 " WXGA
Ati X300 128 mb
Nec Dvd +- RW 6500A

 

I think the BIOS has to support the card. If that's the case, you can't install any card you want. Only cards made specifically for that laptop. Correct?

Dell I6000

 

Any of these Dell notebooks have video cards with DVI capabilities for external LCD hookups? Maybe a special order or something?

 

on a dell i9300 can you upgrade the video card or no?

 

yup u sure can[ ]

example if u have the ATI 128 MB u can upgrade it to Nvidia 256 MB

etc ...

but if u had the XPS Gen 2 then thiers no upgrade after the Ultra card ...

that card is a truly magnificent card and is currently the best ... better than ati x850 ...

but competition is alwayz a good thing it makes them produce bteer cards etc ...[ ]

** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by supremelord

 

Correect me if I'm wrong but as far as I know X-series Mobility Radeons like my X300 128MB in my I6000D are some miniPCI-E standard cards, so there's no barrier anymore to install other upgrade than Dell offers for my machine, right?

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by T2k!

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Aquanoobie

 

What if u have the x300 could u upgrade it to something else from the x series like the x600 0r x700 ?

6000D
Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
128MB x300 ATI
80 GB
512 DDR2
DVD Burner

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Jcob00

 

Well isn't that stupid of dell.... mabye its time to have a midnight smashing party of my dell laptop...

thx for the info....

6000D
Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
128MB x300 ATI
80 GB
512 DDR2
DVD Burner

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Jcob00

 

If dell put anything better than the x300 in the 6000, the 6000 would take all the sales away from the more expensive "gaming" laptops like the 9300 and XPS.

The reason the x300 is all we get is because we are only willing to pay 850 - 1000 bucks for a laptop. If we want anything more they will conveniantly make us purchase the next higher model, like the 9300 or the XPS.

Hopefully though the 6000 will stay in production for a long time, and that way Dell will almost definately come out with a new low-mid range video card.[B)]

 

You said that the 6000 were between 800-1000 but I payed like 1900 for mine u guys must be in the states am I right?

Would have loved to get the XPS but didn't have like 4k to pay for a laptop... Hopfully your rigth and mabye they will have a better vid card come out so that is can be upgraded in the future..

This is probley and newbie question but whats the slot on the side of my laptop for... it has a button to press and this black card thing slides out... is this some kind of expansion slot?

If so what kind of things is that used for...

6000D
Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
128MB x300 ATI
80 GB
512 DDR2
DVD Burner

 

Hmmm... that must be in CDN... [?] I paid $891 after coupon (plus memory upgrade was ~$120 extra)...

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by T2k!

Dell Inspiron 6000D: P-M 730 (Sonoma)|15.4" WSXGA+|1x1GB DDR2-533|Mobility Radeon X300 128MB|60GB|24x DVD/CD-RW|Intel PRO 2200 (802.11b/g)|Dell 350 Bluetooth|

 

Does anyone know about upgrading the video card in the Dell Latitude D810. I got mine with the 128MB ATI X600, which I am good with at the moment...but I might be looking to upgrade in the future.

~~~I am looking to buy someone's left over 512MB DDR-2 PC4200 SODIMM
~~~(maybe out of a Dell Inspiron 6000, 9300, XPS, or Latitude D810)
~~~If you've got one to spare, please let me know.

 

I have an Inspiron 5160, it came with two video card Options an XGI 32mb and an nVIDIA Geforce FX go5200 64MB AGP. As far as I am aware alot of you are correct that you can only really interchange cards that are within the same family of laptops. Especially with dell. BUT there are some exceptions. Some Dell laptops share the same mainboards but use different Model names and case designs. For example many of the Inspiron 8XXX series share the same mainboard. So someone with a 8200 P4 may also share the same mainboard as the 8000 (This is only rough example). You will also note that many Dell laptops use the exact same casing just have different mainboards. You can do some research on similar models and find out if they use the same part numbers (ie: mainboards) and even swap mainboards in many models so you can take a C600 series and install an Inspiron 8200 mainboard.

Just do your research. The easiest way is to do a parts replacement search on Dell's website and cross reference the numbers from different models to see what boards are campatible. You will find many MB can be changed out and with that comes the appropriate bios and vid card selection you may be looking for. Also note sometimes manufactures use the same mainboard but flash the bios for different hardware like Video cards, it is sometimes also probable to just flash your laptops bios with another similar model just to use a better vid card. After all the mainboards being the same has the same interconnects etc. Everything comes down to the main chipsets what they support and what Dell enables for each laptop in connection to the installed hardware.

-Don

 

Well, from what I have read, it seems that the M70 and the D810 may use quite a few interchangable parts, so the NVIDIA® QuadroTM FX Go1400 256MB card might be a possibility. Although, I think I'll wait for a more desirable general use/gaming card (as opposed to the OpenGL Quadro card.)

Hopefully before long, Dell will release the D810 with a high-end Nvidia card or the ATI X700.

~~~I am looking to buy someone's left over 512MB DDR-2 PC4200 SODIMM
~~~(maybe out of a Dell Inspiron 6000, 9300, XPS, or Latitude D810)
~~~If you've got one to spare, please let me know.

 

"timak: Like I said above. If Dell offers the x300 as the fastest video card in the I6000 then NO x300 is the best you can get.
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What is the limiting factor behind that. Is it a warranty thing, BIOS, Size of the new card, Connectors, etc.???

I have never been a laptop guy and coming from desktops for many years I don't understand why the card (especially from the same manufacturer in the same family) can not be upgraded.

Thanks for the schooling.

 

oh man this whole updating video cards is music to my ears...to an extent. If i were to get my hands on that Nvidida ge force 68000 ULTRA would that work in a dell inspirion 6000?

 

I wonder which high quaifty nvidia GeForce FX alike 128 mb or 256 mb to replace Mobility Radeon 9000 for 8500?

 

can the latitude c600's card be replaced at all?

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by MAME

 

ello, i jus wanted to know if the 64mb version of the ait radeon x300 card in the dell inspiron 6000 was any good,( or at least satisfactory) and if i change my mind and i want to get the 128 mb version, is it possible that i can buy that card seperately from a shop and install it in my laptop(dell inspiron 6000) ?? (plz reply quickly)

 

the 128 x300 is sastisfactory, and the the 64 version is even worse. Although thats refering to gaming, If you can, the money is best spent to get the 128 version from the start if you plan to game, or some video/movie editing. Besides upgrading the card yourself will void the waranty.

 

o ok ,thx very much for the info, i had absolutely no idea what those cards were like , but anyway i live outside the us and i dont care about the warranty and i m having a relative of mine get the dell inspiron 6000 for me ,he has already ordered it but i forgot to mention the 128 mb card, so i jus wanted to ask if it is possible to buy the x300 128 mb card from a shop and put it in the laptop myself???

 

I only plan to do some gaming and video-editing on an Inspiron 9300. Is the 128MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300 sufficient if you are not a heavy user or should I definitely get the 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 6800?

 

@ someone, yes you can, since you already have a dedicated card you can upgrade to the 128, like nesboofankhao mentioned the instructions are at the dell site, or you can have someone else do it.

@ ofankhoa, it depends on the game, newer games ie battlefied 2, and such the Nvidia is the prefered card to play with graphics pretty much on high, but the ati can sqweak by between low and medium, older games, the 128 shall do fine. Although, i might recomend if you plan on going with the 128, look into the 6000, unless you want the 17 inch screen. The screen and the nvidia is the only thing that sets the 9300 and 6000 apart.

Dell Inspirion 6000 Custom paintjob on the way!
-128 ATI X300
-1GB Memory
-60@7200 Hard drive
-15.4 WSGXA+
-DVD Burner
All for 1,018 bucks!

 

Hello

I have a reasonably new Inspiron 6000. Can i replace my video card? Every where i read it tells me it is integrated into my motherboard - is there SOMETHING i can do, buy, replace, download? I'm willing to try almost anything.

Thanks for your help!

Jenni

 

Get the Nvidia. The x300 isn't that great. And you won't feel "behind the times" with that Nvidia card. That's the only reason I would even look at a 9300.

 

hello, thx again for ur help , but can anybody plz post a link to the page to the dell website's page in which they explain how to replace the gfx card in ur laptop( i got an inspiron 6000) ,i couldnt find it on my own, plz ,

 

Ok, i have an inspiron 8600, and a sucky NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 32mb. I was wondering what the best possible video card for it is, either from nvidia or ati i don't care. Please help its urgent.

 

my friend has a fully loaded 8600 laptop and he has a radeon 9600 turbo 128mb. i believe thats probably the highest card possible for the 8600. i dont see any higher cards in systemms avaliable on sites like ebay

 

I read that the 64 MB Nvidia fx go 5200 is compatable with the 5150 and 8600. But in this thread it says that "you cannot replace a 64 MB Geforce FX 5200 with an ATI 9600 in an Inspiron 5150 because the ATI 9600 form factor is not compatible with the 5150."

does the form factor mean chassis design?
or are there two versions of the 64 MB Nvidia fx go 5200

Would it be possible to get the chassis of a video card from a 5150 and solder a new chip into it?

Did the 5160 have a 128 meg card? I am under the impression that all of the 51XX are the same chassis design, correct me if I am wrong please.

I also get a lot of errors when running fangui and speedstep and noticed that it does not happen to computers that don't have hyperthreading... anyone know anything about that?

I have a beefy 5150 Dell sent because they screwed my order so bad and I tried to get a refund and it is seriously lacking in video card power... If I had fangui working properly and not causing my games to minimize do you think that overclocking the card would make a difference?

Thanks,
-Rob

 

Hey folks,
I'm new here, and I was skimming through this thread, and it seems to sort of pertain to my problem, but here it is:
I have an Inspiron 5150, 3.06 ghz, geForce FX go5200, 1.5 gig ram, and when I play 3D games I experience slowdowns.
It happens about 5 mins into the game, and it will slow down for about 5 seconds (the whole game will run slower), and then it will be fine for 30 seconds, and then it will slow down again...
I've tried all sorts of different video drivers, and none of them have fixed it.
Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Thanks!

 

It's probably overheating. When it gets too hot the processor jumps down to half speed. Depending on what you are playing you can go into the bios and turn off speedstep, but your computer will only run at half speed (so if the game can run on 1500 mhz this will work.) That will stop it from doing that slow down thing. Also if you keep the computer very clean (take off the keyboard and clean out the fan and all that fun stuff) then elevate the back feet and it will probably stop slowing down. If you clean it out you should be able to hear the fan running very quietly, so you know you did a good job.
I have a 5150 with 3.2ghz with HT so it is a heat box and I cant overheat it and make games slow down after I clean it out (and I will run 3 or 4 games and a movie or two at the same time to test it.)

-Rob

 

Thanks for the reply!
Since I was pretty sure it wasn't anything software-wise, I figured it had to be something like overheating. I didn't know whether or not that caused slowdowns, but it makes sense because it doesn't happen for the first five minutes or so.
I'll clean it all out and then report back on how it is.
Thanks again!

 

I have no patience to read one by one.

So, a question hoped somebody could help me, en, if he could mail me better.

I have an old notebook of Inspiron 8200, the video card is GeForce 4 440 Go, 64MB.

If I want to upgrade to some video cards higher than it in performance,

What should I do?

3x!

 

You need to find out what video cards are offered for the 8200 by Dell. If you have the best card available that is offered, then no you can't upgrade. If they have a card that is better than yours, you can get that card and install it. The way dell has their bios set up, you can only use the cards that are specifically offered by them for your inspiron.

Hope this helps,

 

3x very much!

mybe ti4200go canbe offered. but it use more electricity than 440.

so, I'll ask 800 free-call in China.

 

do you know what the best card for the inspiron 8200 is?

 

I have an Inspiron 5100, it has the 32meg 7500, i read somewhere earlier that the 9000 could be substituted for the MR7500. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not and if it is what part number i need to order.