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    Lenovo UltraBay Graphics Card Compatibility..

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by peter1342, Oct 13, 2013.

  1. peter1342

    peter1342 Newbie

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    Hello Guys this is my first Post here..

    I'm Just Having a Little Doubt about the Lenovo Removable Graphics

    Y500 Removable Graphics GN36 | 0C22235 | Lenovo | (GB)

    I'm Having an Ideapad Z580 with i5 3rd Gen.Its a decent Machine..But my doubt is that As the Ultrabay removable graphics can be installed in the optical drive bay..Can i use it with my Notebook..I'm not sure about this because it is meant for Y series Notebooks...Any Help is really appreciated!!!!
     
    peter1342, Oct 13, 2013
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  2. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Graphic card ultrabays are compatible wit Y series laptops only because they have MXM ports in their ODD bay, while Z series do not.
     
    Jobine, Oct 13, 2013
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    octiceps Nimrod

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    Won't work because it's only for the Y500.

    Also the Ultrabay connection is not MXM it's a proprietary PCIe x8 slot with a bunch of lines removed.
     
    octiceps, Oct 13, 2013
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