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    UPgrading Pavilion dv2109nr?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by note235, Dec 24, 2006.

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    note235 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Could i upgrade the gpu?
    i read the faq but i hope im an exception since i have integrated but some versions have the go 7200.
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, not possible. To upgrade to the Go 7200 you will have to replce the whole motherboard.
     
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    really?no way of opening up the laptop and install the gpu like desktops?
     
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    HP and many manufacturers integrate the GPU(even if the it is dedicated) on the motherboard itself. So, without replacing the whole MB no other way to add the GPU. Comparing dektop upgradability to a laptop is not the same. Laptops have space constraints, heat, noise, weight/dimensions & other issues. So whereever possible manufacurers do integrate stuff. This means less upgradability but you do have thinner/lighter/cooler laptops.

    The only exceptions are mentioned in the GPU thread sticked in the forum.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=86864
     
    miner, Dec 24, 2006
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