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    Upgrade W520 Graphics

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Tazzi14, May 28, 2012.

  1. Tazzi14

    Tazzi14 Newbie

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    I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade A W520 from a Quadro 1000M to a 2000M (or any other graphics card)?
     
    Tazzi14, May 28, 2012
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  2. pterodactilo

    pterodactilo Notebook Consultant

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    If I'm not mistaken the graphics card is soldered on the motherboard, so there is no way to upgrade it.
     
    pterodactilo, May 28, 2012
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  3. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    No way to upgrade the graphics. You're stuck with either the 1000M or the 2000M (whichever you originally bought).
     
    Jarhead, May 28, 2012
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  4. ha1o2surfer

    ha1o2surfer Notebook Evangelist

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    you could snag a W520 motherboard with a 2000m card in it. They may take a while to appear on ebay though..
     
    ha1o2surfer, May 28, 2012
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Is the W520 not MXM card like the M4600/M6600? And I thought W520 offered Quadro 3000M if I'm not mistaken.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 28, 2012
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  6. Jarhead

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    Nope, and the best GPU offered in the W520 was the 2000M. I wish Lenovo would have offered the FirePro M5950 though :)
     
    Jarhead, May 28, 2012
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  7. pterodactilo

    pterodactilo Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe upcoming W530 will have Mxm slot. Does anyone know?
     
    pterodactilo, May 28, 2012
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  8. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Most likely not. You can; however, make a DIY ViDock.
     
    sgogeta4, May 28, 2012
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  9. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    Internally, the W530 very closely resembles the W520. It will not have MXM (which is barely a standard as is, seeing as manufacturers often tweak it for their own notebooks).
     
    MidnightSun, May 28, 2012
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