+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    5

    Question Replacing a Macbook Pro Graphics card?

     
    Okay so I bought my friends the Left 4 Dead 2 four pack. They all said their macs were compatible, however I shouldn't have believed them. My friend has a MacBook Pro 1,1 running Snow Leopard; and is unfortunately under the minimum specs. All his specs are fine except for the graphics which is so bad, I thought it must be integrated. However, according to this website , the graphics is not integrated and is actually slotted in a 16 lane PCI-Express bus. So, would that enable me to open up his MacBook and switch out the card? I was thinking of having him buy a 9400m and Ebay and putting it in his MacBook. Is there any unwritten Mac code or anything else Mac affected that will not allow me to do this? TY and please tell me if you need any additional info or clarification in case that didn't make any sense

  2. #2
    Super Stealthy Moderator RicheemxX's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Outside the box
    Posts
    8,489
    Blog Entries
    4
    From my limited knowledge of the MBP I'd almost certainly say no. Most 99% of notebooks and undoubtedly 99.9% if not 100% of Mac books do not have gpu's that can be upgraded.

    TechIMO Folding@home Team #111 - Crunching for the cure!
    “Because The People Who Are Crazy Enough To Think They Can Change The World, Are The Ones Who Do.”

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Macbook Pro battery
    By JohnE. in forum Technical Support
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: August 16th, 2009, 07:13 AM
  2. help replacing integrated graphics with agp video card
    By sheerahh in forum Technical Support
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: February 6th, 2009, 07:39 PM
  3. Apple MacBook Pro
    By J1mmy in forum Mobile Computing
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: June 8th, 2007, 07:58 PM
  4. Replacing Graphics Card Question
    By velocity228 in forum Graphics Cards and Displays
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: December 29th, 2006, 08:28 PM
  5. macbook pro
    By rpkaboom in forum General Tech Discussion
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: May 1st, 2006, 03:06 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may post new threads
  • You may post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Recommended Sites: ResellerRatings Store Reviews