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ibm thinkpad R-52 graphics card

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ratzee199
ratzee199 Original post #1
Dec 13, 2005 at 9:13 PM
i have the IBM R-52 thinkpad. i am in multimedia applicaiton and also a gamer. i need to add a decent PCI-E/GRAPHICS CARD. plz help me out and plz also let me know the price if possible.

System Information
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Time of this report: 12/13/2005, 21:00:00
Machine name: SAMIAM
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: IBM
System Model: 186032A
BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkPad
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz
Memory: 246MB RAM
Page File: 351MB used, 251MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
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Nemesis #2
Dec 13, 2005 at 9:34 PM
I'm afraid you cannot add graphics cards to laptops. The only laptop I know off that allowed a graphics update was the original Dell XPS. You could upgrade from an ATi Mobility 9700 to a 9800 if you wanted to. Other than that, all your graphics options are the ones that you have before you buy the laptop. It would've been better if you had requested for a card at the time of the laptop purchase. But then again, I doubt if IBM offers dedicated graphics cards on its laptops.