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    What PCI-Express Video Card does Advanced Dock support?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by snk, May 13, 2009.

  1. snk

    snk Notebook Guru

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    What PCI-Express Video Card does Advanced Dock support?

    Can it support mainstream video card such as ATI HD 4890?
     
    snk, May 13, 2009
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    It uses half-height cards. In addition to that requirement, you got make sure the heatsink isn't too large as it won't fit if it's too big.
     
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    I've got an ATI HD 4350 in mine. But it's weird because it's "laggy". It's as if the throughput on the advanced dock is limited or bottlenecked somehow. The other thing to keep in mind is the loudness of the fan on the card. Mine really gets loud.
     
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    Well Yes, it's limited to PCI-e x1
     
    jcvjcvjcvjcv, May 14, 2009
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