17 inch Video Card Compatibility

I will make this list more readable later. This is just a template to get me started.

Inspiron 9300
ATI X300
ATI X600
Nvidia 6800 go vanilla
Nvidia 6800 go Ultra (system bios mod; 9-cell battery; 130W adapter)*
Nvidia 7800 go GTX (system bios mod 9-cell battery; 130W adapter)*
Quadro equivalents to Nvidia 6800 series? (possible mod)**

XPS2 / XPS M170
ATI X300
ATI X600
Nvidia 6800 go vanilla
Nvidia 6800 go Ultra (mod)
Nvidia 7800 go GTX (mod)
Quadro equivalents to Nvidia 6800 series?**

Inspiron 9400 / Inspiron E1705
ATI X300
ATI X600
Nvidia 6800 go vanilla
Nvidia 6800 go Ultra (heatsink mod)
Nvidia 7800 go GTX (heatsink mod)
Quadro equivalents to Nvidia 6800 series? **

ATI X1400
Nvidia 7900 go GS (possible mod: break a post for two heatpipes)
Quadro FX1500M (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)
Nvidia 7900 go GTX (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)
Quadro FX2500M (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)
Nvidia 7950 GTX (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)
Quadro FX3500M (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)

Quadro FX1600M (mod: break a post for two heatpipes)***

XPS M1710
ATI X300
ATI X600
Nvidia 6800 go vanilla
Nvidia 6800 go Ultra (heatsink mod)
Nvidia 7800 go GTX (heatsink mod)
Quadro equivalents to Nvidia 6800 series? **

ATI X1400
Nvidia 7900 go GS
Quadro FX1500M
Nvidia 7900 go GTX
Quadro FX2500M
Nvidia 7950 GTX
Quadro FX3500M

Quadro FX1600M***

Precision M90
ATI X300
ATI X600
Nvidia 6800 go vanilla
Nvidia 6800 go Ultra (heatsink mod)
Nvidia 7800 go GTX (heatsink mod)
Quadro equivalents to Nvidia 6800 series? **

ATI X1400
Nvidia 7900 go GS
Quadro FX1500M
Nvidia 7900 go GTX
Quadro FX2500M
Nvidia 7950 GTX
Quadro FX3500M

Quadro FX1600M***

XPS M1730
Nvidia 8700M (both single and SLI****)
Nviida 8800M GTX SLI
Nvidia 9800M GT SLI
Nvidia 9800M GTX SLI

Precision M6400
Nvidia FX2700M
Nvidia FX3700M

TODO: Precision M65?, Precision M6300


Source:shlo_mo_shun