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    HP ZBOOK 17" - GPU Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kkrisowy, Sep 25, 2014.

  1. Kkrisowy

    Kkrisowy Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have a 17" ZBOOK Laptop with Nvida K610M. Is it possible to upgrade video card to K5100M N15E-Q5-A2 8GB GDDR5? Can i do this without vbios mod, ony by changing vendor for HP in *.ini file?
    I konow that i'll have to buy better cooling fan for TDP 100W, and more powerfull DC Adapter.

    Thanks for response.
     
    Kkrisowy, Sep 25, 2014
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    You should be able to get the parts from HP and then do the upgrade. It needs to be an HP K5100M as far as I know though, they tend to whitelist everything.
     
    tijo, Sep 25, 2014
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  3. slnotebook

    slnotebook Notebook Consultant

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    It needs to be an HP one? That makes it a lot more difficult to try to get a cheaper one off ebay.
     
    slnotebook, Sep 26, 2014
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  4. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    I'm not 100% sure, but that used to be the case for previous Elitebook workstations.
     
    tijo, Sep 26, 2014
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  5. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Actually that's widespread confusion/misinformation. I've upgraded my 8740w with DELL (GPU and vBIOS) 7970m last week (you can check the 8740w Owners Lounge). It has some issues, but both the system BIOS and the vBIOS are old, so it could be related to that. Otherwise - Watch_Dogs @1920x1200@High :D Of course as with any other MXM - there is always risk of incompatibility, so get it with a returning option in mind. Good luck!
     
    triturbo, Sep 27, 2014
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  6. baii

    baii Sone

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    Elitebook don't have whitelist for GPU, as far as I read. I think current gen HP don't even have wifi whitelist.
     
    baii, Sep 27, 2014
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  7. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I've not heard about any whitelists either however don't take my word for it as I've never owned one :)
     
    TomJGX, Sep 27, 2014
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