Where is the GPU located on a T41p?

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Where is the GPU located on a T41p?

#1 Post by Pyroraptor » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:21 pm

I was recently given a T41p case bottom with a supposedly "dead" logicboard, but with good RAM/long fan/etc. Upon looking at the board, I've become very confused. Where the long part of the long fan extends, there is no GPU; only a very small chip made by "chrontel". On my T40, and other T4x boards I've seen, there's usually GPU here, and esp on models with a "p" GPU I'd think the long fan would cover it! There is even a white outline for where the GPU normally goes! Above it is the north bridge, and below it is the south bridge, and to the left of the north bridge there's the processor, but no GPU! I've looked all over this board a million times, and I'm just not seeing it, nor any VRAM or anything like that. How is this even possible?

Here's a picture: http://i6.tinypic.com/713x6kk.jpg

Am I just being thick and one of the bridges is really a GPU, or is this the magical GPUless T41p?
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#2 Post by aaa » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:02 pm

Take a close look at the Northbridge chipset. If it's an 855GM or 915GM then it has an Intel GPU. Of course, now we wonder how it got into a P series... guessing somebody transplanted a different motherboard.

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#3 Post by richk » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:31 pm

I assume it is a board from an R5x machine, althoough it is possible that it's from a T43 machine with a type 1XXX

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#4 Post by Pyroraptor » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:09 pm

Well I found the FRU # on the board, turns out it's just an R5x board with intel graphics.
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