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    D630 Turbo Memory Cache Card

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by pbollin, May 29, 2007.

  1. pbollin

    pbollin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to configure a D630 but I can't find the option to add the turbo memory cache card. Can anyone help me?
     
    pbollin, May 29, 2007
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  2. chuck232

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    Dell's currently not offering discrete video or Turbo Memory options on their Santa Rosas yet.
     
    chuck232, May 29, 2007
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  3. cybersun

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    That's right.

    No option.
     
    cybersun, May 29, 2007
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  4. Paul386

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    I wonder if you can add-in the Turbo memory on your own?
     
    Paul386, May 30, 2007
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  5. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    You cant without a motherboard replacement, There are 2 boards, discrete which used discrete video cards, and integrated, which has the video soultion in the chipset on the board. Right now the only option is integrated.
     
    Iceman0124, May 30, 2007
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  6. wave

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    I think you mixed up changing the graphic card with adding Intel Turbe Memory (Robson). Turbo Memory might be addable later but the bios needs to support it and you need a free mini pci express slot. Not sure if the D630 has either.
     
    wave, May 30, 2007
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  7. cobalic

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    this has probably been discussed to death, but when again is the D630 coming out with the dedicated graphics card?
     
    cobalic, May 30, 2007
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    You will have to get a new mother board to do that
     
    mtor, May 30, 2007
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  9. wave

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    Is the Intel Turbo Memory on the mainboard? I know that Intel said that it was on of the options. But if Turbo Memory is also available as a mini pci-e card then it should be upgradeable.
     
    wave, May 30, 2007
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  10. BertieW

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    I must be high -- I thought they already had an option to configure the D630 with dedicated graphics.

    Edit: 256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache™ is an option for discrete graphics. Is that the same thing as dedicated?

    Edit 2: I can't believe it took me this long to notice that the one with dedicated graphics was SR.
     
    BertieW, May 30, 2007
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  11. Tailic

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    The memory is a mini PCIe card that you add in. If it does have the slot then you should be able to add it in. Its questionable how easy it would be though, by the looks of the screen shots.

    http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2985&p=3

    I'm curious though if theres going to be a vendor that sells them in the future.
     
    Tailic, May 30, 2007
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  12. susan_1890

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    susan_1890, May 30, 2007
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  13. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Nice! Maybe they just lack the supplies to offer the cards at the moment.
     
    swarmer, May 30, 2007
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