2007-12-13 21:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by Good Luck 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
But I have this program in my laptop when I bought it. It's called "NVIDIA Control Panel" does that mean something?
2007-12-13 22:06:58 · update #1
The above answers are NOT ACCURATE in terms of replacing & upgrading Video Cards in Notebook PCs. I can't speak for Sony Vaio Notebook PCs (as our only Sony Vaio is a Desktop) but I currently own 3 Dell Notbook PCs and 2 of them have expensive upgraded video cards, one witth ATI 256MB but I did pay dearly for i as it has T7400 CPU Duo Core, 2GB RAM Memory, Intel ProSet Draft N 4965 AGN WiFi. I have also done several upgrades that required disassembly and going below Notebook keyboard which is not something I would recommend or let's say do it with EXTREME CAUTION.
Bottomline in general upgarde or replacement of a Notebook PC video card is in a different league than Desktop PC Video cards and Dell actually offers upgrades up o 512MB vido but they are super expensive and if you want this feature the lowest addon price
2007-12-13 22:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some laptops are graphics-slot changeable like the likes form alienware and some from dell as well as clevo. most laptops using higher than the 9600gt or gtx series can be replaced since it's inter connected via a mobile pci express slot. The nw series made by sony is not graphics card swappable since sony soldered the graphics card to the board (therefore rendering it as an on-board card. sorry about that. but it's not possible. ^_^
2016-05-23 22:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but what you want is so easy to do on a desktop PC but impossible on your laptop. There are NO retail internal graphics cards for laptops. There are a few proprietary ones for certain models of Dell and for Alienware.
The not really awesome ASUS XG Station is an expensive option that will literally turn your laptop to a desktop. It requires a separate monitor.
2007-12-13 21:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, a video card in a laptop is one thing that you cannot change/replace, at least not internally. An option, if you really insist on upgrading your video card, is to purchase an external video card that will utilize your USB 2.0 port. IOGear is the only manufacturer that I know of that currently has one, though I'm not sure if it will be much of an upgrade for you.
Good luck!
2007-12-13 21:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by WWW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the other answers, I believe that you cannot change the graphics card. Since this is not a dedicated GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), it is most likely intergrated into the system motherboard. As far as i know, it is near impossible to change an integrated GPU.
2007-12-13 21:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know you can not change the graphic card of a laptop..As it built in to main board..
2007-12-13 21:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by Kamal M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't.
Tips:
Update your drivers frequently!
Have lots of RAM!
Boot up your computer.
Go to the bios. Find your graphics options. Go down to the Video ram, and put it on max = 256MB, now you can run Vista easy.
2007-12-13 21:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋