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Hi,

 

I would like to know if it is at all possible upgrade the graphic card of my laptop (EliteBook 8440p).

 

I went to Best Buy and they simply told me that it is not possible for all laptops, which seemed to me not really possible, I checked and it is not possible for some laptops, so is there any way for me to know if mine is upgradable (I surely hope so, since my graphic card is 64mb, I wonder why they even bothered putting one if their choice was 64mb...)

 

Thank you very much

 

Matteo

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@matteoquattro wrote:

I would like to know if it is at all possible upgrade the graphic card of my laptop (EliteBook 8440p).

Matte


Hi,

 

This series has two configurations for video card:

 

  1. NVIDIA NVS 3100M graphics with 512 MB dedicated gDDR3 video memory
  2. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD

 

If  your machine uses #2: stop, it's there, noway we can upgrade the video card w/o buying many things may be more expensive than buying a new machine.

If your machine uses #1: in theory YES we can but you have to check to see because nearly all dedicated graphics cards are soldered to the motherboard and removing it = buying new machine. Even you could remove it and swap to a new one your machine will be hot like a heater.

 

In short: They are right, not like desktops, very hard to upgrade CPU and video card on laptops. Yours is the same.

 

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@matteoquattro wrote:

I would like to know if it is at all possible upgrade the graphic card of my laptop (EliteBook 8440p).

Matte


Hi,

 

This series has two configurations for video card:

 

  1. NVIDIA NVS 3100M graphics with 512 MB dedicated gDDR3 video memory
  2. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD

 

If  your machine uses #2: stop, it's there, noway we can upgrade the video card w/o buying many things may be more expensive than buying a new machine.

If your machine uses #1: in theory YES we can but you have to check to see because nearly all dedicated graphics cards are soldered to the motherboard and removing it = buying new machine. Even you could remove it and swap to a new one your machine will be hot like a heater.

 

In short: They are right, not like desktops, very hard to upgrade CPU and video card on laptops. Yours is the same.

 

Regards,

 

BH
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Well thanks for the answer...super quick and precise...mine is obviously option 2, which means no way I can have a decent graphic card ever on this pc....

 

Thanks again

 

Matteo

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Just a question out of the rage discovering it now: of what use is a laptop with an i5 processor, 4gb RAM and 64mb graphic card??

 

Obviously this was a gift, and nobody bothere checking the hardware before buying it...

 

Thanks again

 

Matteo

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@matteoquattro wrote:

Just a question out of the rage discovering it now: of what use is a laptop with an i5 processor, 4gb RAM and 64mb graphic card ??


Hi,

 

For only 64Mb, it is an Intel graphics card, which is on #2 above.

 

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Well i got this laptop too, but i can't 'find' the video card, i tried evrything but i always get the intel 64 mb one. It supose to have that 3100m 

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Hello,

 

I have the elitebook with NVIDIA NVS 3100M graphics. Now the card is damaged and I would like to replace it. Is that possible?

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Hi,

 

If your graphics card is damaged, then yes, it is replaceable. If you still have warranty, have HP do it. If you don't, it involved gutting the computer and re-assembling it. I was just talking with an HP representative, they said if yours doesn't have a graphics card in it, it is impossible to install a new one.

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Hello,

 

If you can't get your issue resolved with your ProBook, your issue would be best answered on the HP Enterprise Business Community Forum as your ProBook is a business model.

 

Good luck!

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hello i got a question how much graphic card can i add to my hp elitebook 8440p

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