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    Toshiba X205-Sli1-Graphics card.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by anand_godhwani, Mar 2, 2009.

  1. anand_godhwani

    anand_godhwani Newbie

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    My Nvidia 8600GT card with X205 Sli1 blew up. My laptop is out of warranty and I need replace this on my own. But I cannot find 8600GT card in the market. Can anyone please suggest which card to buy?
     
    anand_godhwani, Mar 2, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Welcome to the NBR forums. :)

    Sorry to hear about your issue.

    Unfortunately, Toshiba systems do NOT use standard MXM modules for their videocards (which are widely available)... they use proprietary ones. :(
    ... so you will have to either:
    - contact Toshiba directly to see how much the modules cost to buy
    - look for an X205 compatible 8600M GT videocard module on ebay or laptop parts site.
     
    Gophn, Mar 2, 2009
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  3. JosePerez

    JosePerez Notebook Evangelist

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    Well you gonna need to replace the 2 cards, even if just 1 is the broken, because, iirc, they are part of an only module... So like Gophn said, it's toshiba or ebay...
     
    JosePerez, Mar 2, 2009
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