Re: Laptop Video Augmentation
From: BW Williams (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/03/04
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:05:52 -0700
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>"BW Williams" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
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>> Such has also been the case for other newer games that I
>> have installed. I have come to accept some limitations,
>> but some can also be remedied. I am wondering what I can
>> do to fix this. I have already adjusted the swap file
size
>> much larger than it was. Now I am looking for a hardware
>> solution. Is there *anything* (a device or card) out
there
>> that I can use to improve my hardware performance
besides
>> extra RAM or newer drivers? Also, is it typical to find
a
>> slot for these video cards inside the case or are they
>> usually soldered/integrated? Thanks for the help in
>> advance.
>
>There have been fairly recent advancements in notebook
computers that now
>use an upgradeable video adapter, but your Tecra uses the
same video chipset
>that mine does, and your prospects are not too good. It
is indeed soldered
>to the motherboard, and there is no upgrade available.
To add more bad
>news, NeoMagic went out of business years ago, and left
behind no tech
>support whatsoever, including driver development. To
find a driver at all,
>you have to go to 3rd-party sites like DriverGuide.
Extra RAM will probably
>not help your game performance much at all. Your best
bet, with an older
>notebook computer, is to simply replace it with a newer
model.
>
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>
>Mike Brown
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Well, that's mighty encouraging <sigh>. I would think by
now that there would be a PCMCIA or other solution of
sorts to this problem, even a lousy one. Sad to hear that
I am stuck here. Well, at least this was a gift. I will
prolly torment it with various OS' like Linux or Solaris.
At least I will have something to take with me on call
when I become a real tech.
Also on the table for the future will be a possible CPU
upgrade. I contacted a company earlier today and learned
that my computer may actually have a slot/socket and that
the CPU may replaced. Unfortunately, his colleague that he
claimed knew a lot more about these systems was
unavailable.
In the past, Toshiba denied that this was possible. I
believe that they told me this to keep me from voiding the
warranty. At this stage, I wonder who is right and whether
or not I'd be better off taking this PC to a computer tech
shop and getting a third opinion. Obviously, they'd have
everything to gain and a big sale to lose all at the same
time.
I guess that this venture in laptop land may as well be
over. I did actually manage to increase the size of the
swap file to four times the amount of RAM on my system. I
set the minimum and maximum swap file size to 512MB. I am
reasoning that this terminal will do for basic use and
little more. Hopefully the vendor is telling the truth
about the CPU upgrade and not trying to line their own
pockets with ill-earned cash. I'd hate to have take them
to court to make them be honest, but I certainly will if
the need presents itself.
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