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    Inspiron 6400 Video

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mhammett, Dec 25, 2008.

  1. mhammett

    mhammett Newbie

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    I know you can only upgrade to video cards that are available for your particular system type and if you already have discrete graphics.

    Is a 1505 similar enough to my 6400?
    Are the 17" big brothers close enough?
    I was hoping to find something better than the 7300Go that Dell says was available on my system, despite it not being on the order form.

    I have an ATI x1300 and I loathe ATI... horrible drivers.
    I want to move to Vista x64 to support 4 GB of RAM, but Dell seems to have ignored my particular laptop for 64 bit drivers, so I'm going to attempt to install ones for similar Dell systems.

    I can't use stock ATI drivers, but my friend says he can use stock NVidia drivers on his Dell.
     
    mhammett, Dec 25, 2008
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  2. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    You *might* be able to upgrade to an ATI X1400 but that's it. That's the best video card the 6400/1505 can support. You can't use any of the video cards from the I 9400.

    Also the 6400 motherboard only supports 2GB of ram, regardless of whether you're running a 32bit or a 64bit os.

    Using ATI mobility modder, you can mod current ATI desktop drivers to make them work with laptop video cards.
     
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  3. mhammett

    mhammett Newbie

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    The 9400 is reported to only support 2 GB of RAM, but my friend installed 4 gigs, which is what Vista reports is installed, though task manager says only about 3.25 GB. I was hoping I'd have the same result with the 6400.

    I'll look into that modder, though if I'm unable to use 4 GB no matter what OS I install, I may not go the x64 route.

    I'm not sure why Dell would release a laptop in these days that couldn't support more than 4 gigs of RAM, especially since I purchased from the business side of the house.

    I have never been happy with any ATI card I've had (DRIVERS!) and always love NVidia (DRIVERS!). How much better is that 1400 than the 7300?
     
    mhammett, Dec 25, 2008
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  4. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    If you have XP, you can get updated ATI mobility drivers from the Gaming forum.

    If you have Vista, just use the mobility modder. Works just the same.
     
    Matt is Pro, Dec 26, 2008
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    ronss Notebook Evangelist

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    ronss, Dec 26, 2008
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