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Question posted by romeolampa on July 8th, 2018

How To Open Zd8000 Laptop To Replace Video Card. Hve Removed All Screws But Can

How to open zd8000 laptop to replace video card. Removed all screws but could not take apart unit. Please help.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on July 8th, 2018 8:42 AM

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Bad news. A video IC chip is built in on the moyherboard and cannot be replaced with a video card. You may be be able to increase the video RAM size in the BIOS setup BUT this will decrease the RAM for the laptop by the same amount.

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