The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Video card for Compaq X 1000

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GrahamD, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. GrahamD

    GrahamD Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have an old X1000 Compaq laptop ( which is a spare ). The graphics card which is an ATI 9000 32m is faulty. Does any body know an equivalent? I am looking in auction sites for a Laptop that is faulty so I can rob a working graphics card to get mine going. But there seems to be so many different models, with different graphics cards I am not sure which will work O.K. I am hoping to install fedora 9 on the laptop as a learning tool.

    Thanks

    GrahamD
     
    GrahamD, Dec 21, 2008
    #1
  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    6,092
    Messages:
    12,975
    Likes Received:
    201
    Trophy Points:
    481
    I believe the GPU on you notebook is soldered on to the motherboard. Mean you will have to switch out the motherboard.
     
    Johnny T, Dec 21, 2008
    #2
  3. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    377
    Messages:
    1,423
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Tippey764, Dec 21, 2008
    #3
  4. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    6,092
    Messages:
    12,975
    Likes Received:
    201
    Trophy Points:
    481
    hmm! How interesting! Thanks for the info. :)
     
    Johnny T, Dec 21, 2008
    #4
  5. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    377
    Messages:
    1,423
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Np
    (gfsfds)
     
    Tippey764, Dec 22, 2008
    #5