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Inspiron 6400 Components

Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by km1, Jun 8, 2007.

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Hi

I recently bought a new Inspiron 6400. Here are the spec:

T5300
2 Gig Ram
ATI X1400 PCI Express x16

I opted out the bluetooth because I think it's useless, but I recently got an Asus catalogue and it shows they make mini wifi and bluetooth card. I'm curious, whats the interface for the mini wifi and bluetooth card for the 6400? And are the ATI mobility all the same shape and interface? If in the future Dell comes up with a BIOS for the x1900 (for example) could I just get any old one (for example secondhand Alienware) and expect it to work?

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No, you cannot upgrade the GPU [Go to the Graphics Forum sticky].
I think the best idea is to do with DELL's Bluetooth module rather than trying something else.

mujtaba, Jun 8, 2007

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I have actually. I know that the x1400 is the current maximum. If the graphics was integrated (the intel ones) then yeah you can't upgrade. I mean I know you can upgrade the x1300 to the x1400. But my question was more on the hardware. Shape and size.

km1, Jun 8, 2007

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