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    Upgrade Graphics in inspiron 5100

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by CaJaks2, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. CaJaks2

    CaJaks2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well Currently i have a dell inspiron 5100 with 512 mb of ram and a 2.8 p4. The graphics card is currently a 16 mb 7500 and i was wondering if i could upgrade that. The laptop has agp 4x so that works. The only thing i am worreid about is the the BIOS since it does not say it supports it. Will it work anyway? Or do i need a modded bios and if so where would i get one? The inspiron 5150 series supports a 5200 but im pretty sure the motherboard is different. So help is appreciated!
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Even if the card is upgradeable (and it is probably not) you will be using severely outdated parts that are not going to perform well with todays games.
     
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    CaJaks2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well obviously it wont perform that well. The go 5200 is agp 4x and the laptop and current card is agp 4x. So on that point it will work
    I have am ain desktop rig which has x1950xt 2 gb of ram etc.
     
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    Dreamer, Jul 27, 2007
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