topic Re: Upgrade graphics card in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/214#M97584 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />When the A series was released they were still soldering the GPU to the motherboard.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:34:28 GMT kee-lo_ 2006-02-24T15:34:28Z Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/208#M97581 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey<BR /><BR />I just bought a VGN-A617B, which ships with the ATI Mobility Radeon X600 graphics card. I'm trying to find out if I can upgrade this graphics card to the Mobility X700 or X800 (preferably X800).<BR /><BR />I think the X600 is AXIOM compliant, which would theoretically make it swappable, but I don't know about space requirements inside the chassis.<BR /><BR />Does anyone know if this is something I could do myself? I have upgraded desktop components before, but never on a laptop.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:38:18 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/208#M97581 outlando 2006-02-24T11:38:18Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/211#M97582 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Hey<BR /><BR />I just bought a VGN-A617B, which ships with the ATI Mobility Radeon X600 graphics card. I'm trying to find out if I can upgrade this graphics card to the Mobility X700 or X800 (preferably X800).<BR /><BR />I think the X600 is AXIOM compliant, which would theoretically make it swappable, but I don't know about space requirements inside the chassis.<BR /><BR />Does anyone know if this is something I could do myself? I have upgraded desktop components before, but never on a laptop.<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Hi outlando<BR /><BR />Welcome to the Forum, <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /><BR />Unfortunatly as far as I am aware you can't upgarde your graphics card as they are integrated onto the motherboard and therefore cannot be changed. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:00:32 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/211#M97582 Thalamus. 2006-02-24T14:00:32Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/212#M97583 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey, thanks for getting back to me.<BR /><BR />On reading the tech specs of the card on the ATI site, it suggests that AXIOM means that the card isn't soldered to the board. This goes for both the Mobility X600 and Mobility X800.<BR /><BR />Of course, I could be mistaken, not knowing anything of laptop innards...<BR /><BR /><BR />Thanks anyway :smileygrin:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:29:17 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/212#M97583 outlando 2006-02-24T15:29:17Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/214#M97584 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />When the A series was released they were still soldering the GPU to the motherboard.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:34:28 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/214#M97584 kee-lo_ 2006-02-24T15:34:28Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/216#M97585 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Even the new A series? <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:12:45 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/216#M97585 outlando 2006-02-24T16:12:45Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/218#M97586 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I think so <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:18:36 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/218#M97586 Thalamus. 2006-02-24T18:18:36Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/220#M97587 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would think a removeable Graphics Card in a notebook would feature heavily in a Sony advertising campaign.<BR /><BR />It will happen one day but I don't think its happened yet <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:35:45 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/220#M97587 William 2006-02-25T12:35:45Z Re: Upgrade graphics card https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/221#M97588 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yeah we would have been inondated with emails from Sony<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:20:43 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/upgrade-graphics-card/m-p/221#M97588 kee-lo_ 2006-02-25T15:20:43Z