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    Sony FE890 and MXM

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Peter Bazooka, Mar 1, 2007.

  1. Peter Bazooka

    Peter Bazooka Notebook Evangelist

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    I just bought my first laptop a Sony FE890 with a 128mb go7600. I was wondering if it was an MXM equipped laptop. And if so does that mean that in the future I could upgrade the graphics card? The reason I ask is because when I was under the control panel deleting bloatware I saw two programs entitled MXM 4.2 SP2 (KB927978) and MXM SP2 Parser and SDK.
     
    Peter Bazooka, Mar 1, 2007
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    I think its talking about Media Xchange Manager (MXM) V4.2 not MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) so i dont think you can upgrade your GPU
     
    Kdawgca, Mar 1, 2007
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  3. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    I am 99.9% sure that you don't have a MXM-capable notebook. They are quite few and far between.
     
    vespoli, Mar 1, 2007
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    RedSensiStar Notebook Deity

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    No upgrade for you or me my friend. GO 128MB for life!
     
    RedSensiStar, Mar 2, 2007
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  5. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    No, the notebook doesn't feature the MXM standard. Bigger notebook manufacturers like Sony, don't usually equip there notebooks with MXM, because the price increases slight, and tahst not always the best if you are selling a large number of possibly consumers. Anaywa, the Go 7600 is still a fast card, and it would last quite a while yet.
     
    Zero, Mar 2, 2007
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