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    Inspiron 8500 motherboard question?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by elev, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. elev

    elev Newbie

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    I've googled it and found no answer, so I'm appealing to you guys for help. I have an Inspiron 8500 with a bad motherboard. Is the motherboard from an 8600 interchangeable?
    TIA!
     
    elev, Dec 26, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    I believe that as far as form goes, they are physically compatible boards. However, keep in mind that the CPU from your Inspiron 8500 (Pentium 4-M) WILL NOT WORK in an Inspiron 8600 (Pentium M) board (assuming my assumptions about your CPU is correct).
     
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  3. elev

    elev Newbie

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    Cool, I prefer the Pentium M to the Pentium 4-M anyway.
    Can anyone else verify that the boards are physically identical otherwise?
    Also, do you think the graphics card will work the the 8600 motherboard?
     
    elev, Dec 26, 2008
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  4. elev

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    Are the buses the same. Do they use some kind of portable AGP spec? If so then it would only be a driver issue right?

    **edit for clarity**
    I'm talking about using the 8500's graphics card in the 8600 (or D800 or M60) motherboard.

    TIA
     
    elev, Dec 28, 2008
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Just from the fact that a lot of eBay auctions are listing video cards for both the 8500 and the 8600, I'd say yes, they are compatible.
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 28, 2008
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    Good answer thanks for the quick response!
     
    elev, Dec 28, 2008
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    Thanks for all of the help. I ended up getting a D800 motherboard and it works great.
    Thanks again for the help.
     
    elev, Jan 5, 2009
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