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    acer aspire 7741Z-4643

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gabeEverson, Mar 7, 2011.

  1. gabeEverson

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    Is the Acer Aspire 7741Z-4643 a notebook computer please help i want to upgrage my graphics card.
     
    gabeEverson, Mar 7, 2011
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    It looks like no , it's on the motherboard
    Intel HD Graphics built-in according to the specs on your model
     
    Alex, Mar 7, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    As Tomecat57 has stated, that model only comes with Intel HD graphics which unfortunately is not upgradable. You will have to swap out the motherboard from another Acer model which has been done with get discreet graphics. I would honestly save up for another model as a motherboard swap usually can be quite pricey.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 7, 2011
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    gabeEverson, Mar 17, 2011
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    and i just got this on feb 14
     
    gabeEverson, Mar 17, 2011
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    Look for a similar Acer that has the pci-e card and look to see what card is used
    I have a feeling that if it's not listed as an option on your model it does not have the required space provided and interface
     
    Alex, Mar 17, 2011
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    oldstyle Notebook Consultant

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    Short of a MoBo swap which I doubt is even an option no you cannot do. It really does not matter how new it is.

    Sorry but the way it is.
     
    oldstyle, Mar 17, 2011
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    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    The problem is that even though the chipset supports a PCIe slot, that doesn't necessarily mean that Acer bothered to hook it up to a graphics card slot. A chipset is not a motherboard, it's a set of IC chips that tie together the various other components. It's still up to the motherboard manufacturer to bother putting in the connections to these other components, and especially in the case of notebooks, where space is often at a premium, they often simply don't bother adding things they feel that they don't need, such as unused PCIe slots, more than 2 RAM slots, etc.
     
    Judicator, Mar 17, 2011
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