Replace Graphics Card.

Is there anyway to replace the video card on my HP dv5000z with Xpress 200m 128 ? I know that you can not just change it because it is attached on to the motherboard. But I bought my friends motherboard out of his HP, and it has an X1400 128 card. Could I change the processer and the memory chips?

 

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You can change the memory and the processor, but doing the latter voids your warranty.

 

What I mean is to unsolder the chips and the motherboard and replace them with the other set, would that work?

 

If you have an electrical and computer engineering degree, can trace every circuit from all the various chipsets on the board, determine the power consumption and cooling necessities of teh replacement board, can mount new capacitors and various chips to the exact specifications needed, all while maintaining a perfectly clean solder with no contaminants on the PCB.....maybe.

You realize what you're asking to do? How many hundreds of connections you'll need to account for? To verify enough power is sent and available?

If you have to ask, no....you can't do it.

 

Not even then. By a long shot.

 

I have all the experience and the training that should be need to do it, i was just wondering if it is possible. I know people that work for ATI and for IBM, they had 1gb video cards before they cam out on the market. I also know people with elecrtical engineering degresses. So it is possible, I really wnat a better GPU, the notebook is only about 5 month old, and I need a computer that can handle solid works for my job. My desktop can run it no problems, but I need to be able to do my work on the move.

 

I've used SolidWorks at school before!

 

So, you can solder a 780 pin fine pitch BGA to a wire-wrap forrest and solder them to the micro-vias on the board in such a way that, while removing solder mask from the covered vias or traces, you're keeping the signal integrity of GHz signals up to par?

Wow.

 

This thread has gone a bit far; the overall point is that you can't upgrade the card. The X200M is integrated into the motherboard and there is no way to remove/replace it.

 

Spoilsport

 

Anyway to replace the motherboard with one that has a replacable video card?

 

If your willing to do that why dont you just get a new notebook. Motherboards are specifically designed for notebooks, to fit their form I believe, so no. You can upgrade your card, final. Like I said if its that important, start looking for a new notebook.