The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Alienware Graphics Amplifier USB Card Replacement

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by scottdrmyers, Sep 3, 2016.

  1. scottdrmyers

    scottdrmyers Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    95
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    16
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hey, just wondering if anyone has replaced the USB card in the GA with something else like a capture card or WiFi card or something similar?

    Looks like a regular small PCIe slot to me unless I'm mistaken.
     
    scottdrmyers, Sep 3, 2016
    #1
  2. cruisin5268d

    cruisin5268d Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    51
    Messages:
    487
    Likes Received:
    119
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I thought about it, but replacing it with something would require permanently damaging the AGA case to accommodate the ports on the new card.
     
    cruisin5268d, Sep 3, 2016
    #2
  3. ishtangli

    ishtangli Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    79
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Isn't the AGA connector on that same card?
     
    ishtangli, Sep 4, 2016
    #3
  4. scottdrmyers

    scottdrmyers Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    95
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    16
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Yup it is, sigh haha

    Didn't notice it before :(
     
    scottdrmyers, Sep 5, 2016
    #4