Changing motherboard to upgrade graphics card

I have a p4 2.8gHz w/ 800FSB, 1.28GB RAM, 17'' screen Toshiba P25 S607. Unfortunately, it only has a 64MB graphics card, an nvidia GeForce FxGO 5200. When I purchased the system over a year ago, there were no easily upgradeable graphics cards, Alienware and others having delayed launches. The system is perfectly capable and will last for years...however, I have been interested in upgrading the video card, and though I know that I will almost certainly require a new motherboard, I am very serious about pursuing an upgrade. I still need more details, though, such as what would be the cost of parts (Can anyone provide an actual number, not simply "expensive") and where I might find them, if I could complete the task myself or who I might be able to contact that would be reputable. Might Toshiba be willing to do it themselves if I pay them? Hmm.../

 

notebook motherboards are not like those of desktops. YOU CAN NOT INSTALL A DIFFERENT MOTHERBOARD IN A NOTEBOOK "." The motherboard for notebooks is made for that exact model and no other. They are made a certain shape with certain connectors and a certain layout. Now desktops are much more standard and made to be changable but notebooks are not. If I was you I'd stick with your system and if you really need better graphics you could over clock a little, get a new system, or buy an Xbox I'm really sorry but it is not something you can do, no one can. In the distant future 2+ years I think they will make them more friendly to changing parts. There was a time ram and hard drives could not be changed and now they can. It just takes time to get there but motherboards will be the most trouble to make a standard on, there is a large varity of notebook sizes to consider.


Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
1 X 512MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 5,400 RPM HD
AquaMark3: 24,257, 3DMark03: 3,115

 

Mobo replacements cost around 500 dollars usually, not cheap.

GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120

 

I know I am responding to a thread that is nearly 2 years old. However, has anyone successfully replaced a P25-S520 motherboard to get a better graphics card than the Geforce FX go5200???

Such a shame this beautiful laptop is limited to a puny video card.

COHO

 

Problem is when this laptop came out, the 64MB graphics card was almost top of the line, this is the major issue with laptops, that after 2 or 3 years, the laptop may still work just fine, but for games (graphics intensive) it just isn't any use.