Re: [LAU] Suggested video card

Unfortunately the private reply was not completely correct. Few notebooks
use the MXM standard in comparison. Very few in fact. While it does exist,
the amount of problems caused by it for manufacturers tends to lean them
away from it. So unless it was specifically advertised on your notebook,
chances are it is not there.

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On 8/13/07, Marc-Olivier Barre <mobarre@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
> On 8/13/07, Arnold Krille <arnold@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > Quoting this "private" reply here as I don't see any reason to have it
> > private. Probably one of the victims of the Good-Bye-ReplyTo-Munging...
> >
> > And I didn't know the facts state, so I think others are interested in
> this
> > too.
> >
> > Am Montag, 13. August 2007 schrieb Thomas Ilnseher:
> > > Am Montag, den 13.08.2007, 15:01 +0200 schrieb Arnold Krille:
> > > > I have the very strong feeling that you are fixed on your graphics
> > > > device as I
> > > > have never seen a laptop that could make use of an extra video card.
> > > > Except
> > > > with a docking station that has a pci-slot...
> > > Newer PCIe based Notebooks use a special video-card standard called
> MXM.
> > > if you have such a notebook, it should _IN THEORY_ be possible to
> > > exchange the video card. BUT:
> > >
> > > a) there exist at least 4 different sub-formfactors of the MXM spec.
> > > b) The cooling solution must be "good enough" for the desired video
> > > card. This applies to the power subsystem as well.
> > > c) you might run into troubles with the bios ...
> > > d) replacing the card may be difficult and invalidate warranty
> > > e) there might be notebooks with discrete PCIe graphics that is not
> obey
> > > the MXM standard
> > > f) it is very likely that notbooks with integrated graphics lack MXM
> > > slots, and it is even more likely that such notebooks at least lack
> the
> > > required cooling solutions.
>
> Thank you Arnold for forwarding this. Interesting indeed.
> I might have a look on my laptop to see if I can get rid of this ATI
> card. This would eliminate some frustration ;-)
> The BIOS might be a problem though...
>
> > Hi, I am a .signature virus. Please copy me into your ~/.signature and
> send me
> > to all your contacts.
> > After a month or so log in as root and do a rm / -rf. Or ask your
> > administrator to do so...
>
> Hi, I'm an anti-virus. BOO ! You're screwed. :-)
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