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    differnt vendor mobile video cards and mobile video card back plates

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lzykocp1002, May 31, 2011.

  1. lzykocp1002

    lzykocp1002 Notebook Consultant

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    here's the issue i've noticed different brand vendor video cards say, dell or sager can't use each other's sli/crossfire cable it doesn't connect and wont stick properly. also i was wondering another thing different video cards pulled form different laptops also aren't compatible, because the back metal plate sometimes is to long or 2 short, so what i'm wondering is, is there some kind of universal connector sli/crossfire and also is there a way to remove the backplate securely off with out damaging the video card? or are those things soldered on?
     
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    lzykocp1002 Notebook Consultant

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    bump bump bump
     
    lzykocp1002, Jun 1, 2011
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    backplates tend to be stuck on with tacky glue.

    Any incompatibilities between physically identical cards is down to bios issues be it system bios or video bios.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 1, 2011
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    lzykocp1002 Notebook Consultant

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    well what i was asking was is it safe to remove the back plates then? also what about the crossfire cables and sli connectors there incompatible depending on vendor dell/sager
     
    lzykocp1002, Jun 1, 2011
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Its on you man.
    This is not stuff with any sort of documentation or instruction out there, at least none thats possible to find.
     
    niffcreature, Jun 1, 2011
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