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    HP nx9420 MXM III Upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Syndicate_Slave, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. Syndicate_Slave

    Syndicate_Slave Newbie

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    I’ve been scouring the web in between work looking for a master 3870 BIOS, but haven’t been able to find one. My wife killed her HP nx9420 vid card by leaving it on the bed, suffocating the old X1600. I figured if I'm going through the time, money, and effort to replace it, I might as well upgrade to a better GPU. I verified card dimensions, part numbers, slot types, etc before purchasing the Mobility 3870 as a replacement, but the brains of the system is another issue. I may need a couple different BIOS files to attempt this since the 3870s were never a native component on any HP notebooks and I may need to compare hex values and modify some features within it to get it working.
     
    Syndicate_Slave, Aug 17, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    well what version of 3870 is it ?

    i know of a flextronics version and a Quanta version


    to my knowledge AW/OCZ was the only one to have it in a system
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 17, 2009
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  3. michele7910

    michele7910 Newbie

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    Hallo Syn,
    could you finally do it? I got the same problem with my nx9420, I'd like to know if u solved...u seem to be expert, I'm not.
    Bye
     
    michele7910, Sep 2, 2009
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