PCI slot on sony cr

ELITE1013 · 12-05-2007, 04:17 AM

does anyone know where it is or how to access it? also can i put an nvidia MXM graphics card into it?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-05-2007, 04:27 AM

They don't use PCI slots in laptops, some have mini-PCI slots but those are mainly used for wireless cards.

The general rule of thumb is that if your laptop came with integrated graphics, then it doesn't have a slot for an actual video card.

ELITE1013 · 12-05-2007, 09:00 PM

are there any graphics cards that can go into a mini pci slot?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-05-2007, 09:11 PM

I don't believe mini-PCI is capable of being used as a graphics card interface, the main reason being that there is no way to connect a monitor to the card or use the laptop monitor.

ELITE1013 · 12-08-2007, 08:19 PM

is there any other way to connect a graphics card to the computer?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-08-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ELITE1013

is there any other way to connect a graphics card to the computer?

Not really when it comes to laptops, if you wanted a high end video card your only real choice is to buy one that comes factory with one.

PohTayToez · 12-08-2007, 08:36 PM

Nope.

12-05-2007, 04:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-05-2007, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
ELITE1013 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 97	are there any graphics cards that can go into a mini pci slot? __________________ Sony Vaio CR290 -200GB 7200RPM HDD -2.2Ghz core 2 duo CPU -X3100 GMA965 358MB GPU -2GB DDR2 800 RAM

12-05-2007, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,943	I don't believe mini-PCI is capable of being used as a graphics card interface, the main reason being that there is no way to connect a monitor to the card or use the laptop monitor. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

12-08-2007, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
ELITE1013 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 97	is there any other way to connect a graphics card to the computer? __________________ Sony Vaio CR290 -200GB 7200RPM HDD -2.2Ghz core 2 duo CPU -X3100 GMA965 358MB GPU -2GB DDR2 800 RAM

12-08-2007, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 3,353	Nope.

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