I have a Toshiba Satellite A75 S226 with a ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP (MOBILITY RADEON 9100 IGP AGP (0x5835)) video card. I have been trying to install a game (Sims 3) to my computer and I do not have the correct Pixel Shader required. I found out that to increase my Pixel Shader I need a new video card all together. Is it possible to purchase a video card and have it installed into this laptop? I would really appreciate any help :)
Thanks!|||Seriously, some people just don't have two wrinkles in their brains between their ears. Johna, what in the world are you talking about? What sautering?! What desktop? If laptops were such a failed model, they wouldn't be such a huge industry. And you can upgrade a laptop plenty.
UNFORTUNATELY, however, in your case Lindsey, the answer is probably no. those letters at the end of your card name IGP stand for Integrated Graphics Processor. That means that the video hardware is the part of your laptop's motherboard. Some times another version of your board may exist with better video, and other times, if the IGP card is in the chipset, there may be a chance that there's enough room for an upgrade. What you want to do is get a hold of a parts list for your laptop family (cards from other models within same family may work inside your notebook). If you see a graphics card in that list, dig deeper. Likely you won't. I have a Dell Inspiron 8500, my wife has a Toshiba Satellite P35-S611. Her laptop is stuck with whatever she has. Mine, on the other hand, I've upgraded internal WiFi, VIDEO CARD (from Inspiron 8600 parts list!), added bluetooth, replaced keyboard, and even modded a heatsink for better heat dissipation. One of the problems with video cards is that more horsepower = more heat. Most laptops are only designed for the heat they can produce with current parts list. Toshibas are notorious for overheating problems as is. Radeon 9000 IGP can't even be replaced for same, if it goes bad, unless you swap out the whole motherboard. A new 17" screen is about $100 on eBay, but if the card went bad - get a whole new laptop, and sell this one for parts. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Here's an idea: look into a DOCK solution. I've not researched it, but perhaps a dock or port replicator exists with a built-in higher quality video card. If that's the case, you won't be able to use it for your buil-in LCD, but at least you could take advantage of it on an external monitor. I know it's a very poor substitute for what you were looking to accomplish, but it is an idea worth mentioning.
P.S.: I was able to upgrade my Dell enough to install Windows 7. Satellite on the other hand can't even support Vista. Toshiba offers some big punches in the high end of their notebooks for a great price, but the construction of the laptops is unfortunately more or less permanent and not of very high quality, when it comes to heat and replacement parts. On your future laptop, go for Dell. Because most consumer Dells borrow from the industrial Latitude line, there is a vast ocean of replacement and upgrade parts.|||No, no matter what you can not upgrade the video card on a laptop, this is because they are more compact for traveling and such, it would be impossible to reach the video card without ruining the computer unless done by a professional|||No it is not posiible. Well unless you want to open up your laptop and sauter all the peices todether yes. lol. But a professenal will now how to do that. It's not going to be cheap though. Check with your local internet company and see if they can send some one out to take a look at your laptop. Maybe it will be worth it to suater it in then by a whole pc. If you are going to buy a pc go with a desktop. You can upgrade everything on them. I recomend a hp. Hp is for more entertainment. Dell is more buisness like.
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