T41 GPU - socketed or soldered?

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lewdvig · #1 Post by **lewdvig** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:35 pm

Just wondering if any of you guys have cracked your t41s open. I would like to know whether the GPU is soldered or socketed.

I can not seem to find a config that I like up here in Canada. I want a 1.5 and a Radeon 9600 - but the IBM Canada webiste wants $4k for one like that. I thought I might be able to roll my own if I could get the parts - unless I need to replace the entire logic board.

Chun-Yu · #2 Post by **Chun-Yu** » Sat May 29, 2004 12:08 am

It is soldered, unfortunately. I'd like to be able to easily replace the Radeon 9000 in my T41 too :-\

Nabeel · #3 Post by **Nabeel** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:22 am

Would you be able to unsolder it and place the new one in?

Skywing · #4 Post by **Skywing** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:35 am

Nabeel wrote:Would you be able to unsolder it and place the new one in?

lol

noooooo, dont even think about trying that

cynic · #5 Post by **cynic** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:54 am

Nabeel wrote:Would you be able to unsolder it and place the new one in?

way too many pins and in a very delicate area... take a look at some of the pics Anandtech did of the motherboard (top and bottom) from the T40 when it came out. I believe Bill has a link from his page (it's the FIC/Dell/IBM review-- they dismantled them all)

kyrotech · #6 Post by **kyrotech** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:42 pm

if only the T42 had an option for a 128 MB Mobility Radeon 9800

Esben · #7 Post by **Esben** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:13 pm

kyrotech wrote:if only the T42 had an option for a 128 MB Mobility Radeon 9800

That would be a tremendous upgrade.
It would allow most, if not all, games to run at native resolution with 4xAA

Unfortunately, it's not going to happen

sloomy · #8 Post by **sloomy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:10 pm

no the CPU is not soldered !!

Look at these photos :

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DaniWurf · #9 Post by **DaniWurf** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:35 am

sloomy wrote:no the CPU is not soldered !!

I believe they are talking about the GPU(soldered) and not the CPU (socketed).

sloomy · #10 Post by **sloomy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:52 am

DaniWurf wrote:
sloomy wrote:no the CPU is not soldered !!
I believe they are talking about the GPU(soldered) and not the CPU (socketed).

right, how blind i am...

Yes, by IBM Notebooks, you can not change the graphic card like by DELL or Alieanware Notebooks.

T41 GPU - socketed or soldered?

T41 GPU - socketed or soldered?

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