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    9600Mgt in a MSI GX620

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Jernkar, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. Jernkar

    Jernkar Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 9600M GT with a generic NVIDIA bios and it is NOT locked to a specific manufacturer. Does anyone know if it will work in a MSI GX620 that has a dead 9600M GT? Thanks.
     
    Jernkar, Dec 31, 2008
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    cant you just mount it. All 9600m gt are not the same? I don't know
     
    Robin15, Dec 31, 2008
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    Jernkar Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to sell it on eBay and someone asked me if it would work in a GX620. It fits in a MXM-II slot like the GX620 has, but we aren't sure about the vbios compatibility. I thought someone here might have had some experience in swapping vid cards.
     
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    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ask Inferno in this forum he/she is trying to put an ati card in there notebooks so he/she probably knows something.
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 31, 2008
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    Micaiah Notebook Deity

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    Asking me wouldn't do any good, because I was the one that asked Jernkar about the BIOS. ;) If the HD 3650 doesn't work out, I would like to at least go back to stock.
     
    Micaiah, Dec 31, 2008
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    I know from personal experience that u can put in a 9600m that u take from a gx620 into another gx620. I'm not sure about non-gx 620 cards, but logic says that it will work as long as they're MXM. hope that helps ya.
     
    Knivez, Dec 31, 2008
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    LOL, that's funny. haha... about how you guys getting hooked up.
     
    masterbw, Jan 1, 2009
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  8. Jernkar

    Jernkar Notebook Consultant

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    It should work, unless the system bios refuses any other vbios but their own. I think Acer is that way. The Acer system bios will reject the video card if it doesn't have an Acer vbios. But it is possible to blind flash the video bios with Acer's vbios so it will be accepted.
    I didn't try that with my Compal. The problem I had was taking out a 8600M GT with GDDR2 and replacing it with a 9600M GT with GDDR3. Also, I was told, the Compal video card has no vbios, it is all done with the system bios. Anyway thats the way I understand it.
     
    Jernkar, Jan 1, 2009
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    Jernkar Notebook Consultant

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    We both show good taste in what forums we visit. :D
     
    Jernkar, Jan 1, 2009
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    oh......ok well good luck to you too :D

    I forgot to mention there is a good guide on this on changing gpu's check it out i think it is in the gaming/software forum
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 1, 2009
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  11. Jernkar

    Jernkar Notebook Consultant

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    Is that the guide by nightwalker with the custom made copper plate? I think he installed it in an Asus C90 or something like that.
     
    Jernkar, Jan 1, 2009
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