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T43 motherboard identification
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T43 motherboard identification
Hi guys, I bought a T43 motherboard off eBay which showed it had the ATI graphics chip.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVpr-I ... p=drivesdk
The one that turned up has a chip which looks different to the photo, can someone confirm, is this the Intel chip version?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVfGNa ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVpr-I ... p=drivesdk
The one that turned up has a chip which looks different to the photo, can someone confirm, is this the Intel chip version?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVfGNa ... p=drivesdk
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
You got chipped screwed with an Intel GPU.
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
I thought as much. Thanks for the confirmation. I'm not having a lot of luck on eBay.
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
Am I high or does the picture look to me like a naked Radeon X300?
If it were the iGPU board for T43 then there won't be a 3rd BGA chip there other than the north and southbridges.
The Radeon X300 used on T43 and R52 models typically come with a heat spreader but for some reason this one is missing.
Now this is still a hassle to deal with because T43 heatsinks are meant to be mounted on that heat spreader, and this chip is of a different shape than a Radeon 9600 that's naked on a T42 so you can't use that cooler either.
Without that heat spreader that graphics is gonna die in a matter of days
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
@kfzhu1229
I agree that (1) It's a Radeon GPU and (2) its heatspreader is gone. Unless one can modify the T43 heatsink so that its GPU plate makes contact with (and applies pressure on) the Radeon GPU, it's gonna be toast in minutes, maybe even seconds.
I agree that (1) It's a Radeon GPU and (2) its heatspreader is gone. Unless one can modify the T43 heatsink so that its GPU plate makes contact with (and applies pressure on) the Radeon GPU, it's gonna be toast in minutes, maybe even seconds.
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
OOPS!
I'm getting old, it's indeed an ATI X300 with missing heatshield.
As can also be seen here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/400179607720
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Re: T43 motherboard identification
Well an easier way is to donate the heat spreader off a dead T43 board with Radeon X300 which I do happen to have.axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 2:07 amI agree that (1) It's a Radeon GPU and (2) its heatspreader is gone. Unless one can modify the T43 heatsink so that its GPU plate makes contact with (and applies pressure on) the Radeon GPU, it's gonna be toast in minutes, maybe even seconds.
Let's hope RBS didn't just fool someone into opening a case on eBay while it's not seller's fault!
Dell Lat CP MMX-233 64mb 40gb W2k
600 PII-266 416mb 40gb WXP
T23 PIII 1.13ghz 1gb W7
Precision M4300 X9000 8gb 160gb WUXGA Ultrasharp fp W10
T530i 15.6" i7 16gb fp W10
UXGA:
A30p PIII 1.2 1gb W7 (IDTech)
T43p 2.26 2gb fp W10 (Sharp)
Lat C840 P4-2.5 2gb 60gb W7 (Ultrasharp)
600 PII-266 416mb 40gb WXP
T23 PIII 1.13ghz 1gb W7
Precision M4300 X9000 8gb 160gb WUXGA Ultrasharp fp W10
T530i 15.6" i7 16gb fp W10
UXGA:
A30p PIII 1.2 1gb W7 (IDTech)
T43p 2.26 2gb fp W10 (Sharp)
Lat C840 P4-2.5 2gb 60gb W7 (Ultrasharp)
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