Ryoishikawa Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 as some of you know laptops dont really came with the best graphics cards, i want to upgrade mine, i looked into the vi dock pci external graphics card but my laptop being new doesnt have a slot visable. can anybody help thanks james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyandco Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We'd need at least the make and model of the laptop... there are literately millions of different models of laptop. I'd say it's fairly rare not to have the graphics card built onto the motherboard on a laptop these days. If you cannot find the card (if it's not built in) via the excess at the bottom then you could try looking under the keyboard. It's usually as easy as taking out the cover above the keyboard and unscrewing some screws underneath to release the keyboard (being careful of connecting cables - usually delicate ribbon cables). Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoishikawa Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Processor Intel Core i5-430MProcessor clock speed 2.26GHzMemory 4.00GBMemory slots 2Memory slots free 0Maximum memory 8GBSize 33x420x276mmWeight 2.9kgSound Realtek High Definition AudioPointing device touchpadDisplayViewable size 17.3 inNative resolution 1,600x900Graphics Processor Intel GMA HDGraphics/video ports VGA, HDMIGraphics Memory 64MBStorageTotal storage capacity 500GBOptical drive model Optiarc AD-585HOptical drive type DVD+/-RW +/-DLPorts and ExpansionUSB ports 4Bluetooth noWired network ports 1x 10/100/1000Wireless networking support 802.11nPC Card slots noneModem NoSupported memory cards SD, MMC, Memory Stick ProOther ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone inputMiscellaneousCarrying case NoOperating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitOperating system restore option backup and recovery softwareSoftware included Microsoft Works 9 but i have upgraded the ram to 8gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyandco Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Still no make and model info... IE: Dell Inspiron 7000Graphics Processor Intel GMA HD - That screams onboard with shared memory to me... Which could be bad news as far as upgrades.If all fails, you may be able to share more memory with the GPU to improve things via the BIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoishikawa Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Went though the bios and I can't change anything part from date and time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Look at the bottom of the laptop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoishikawa Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 dell 1764 inspiron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyandco Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Looks like it's an onboard setup (from looking at motherboard shots). Mean your either stuck with what you have or use an external card (which will no have anywhere near the power of the onboard, thus pointless). Being Dell, the BIOS will be limited anyway. Check through the usual Dell/Intel utilities to see if there is a software method to increasing the VRAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoishikawa Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 dam, looked into that cant find any good software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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