Wanto to upgrade my Toshiba

[Lisha]

Hello,
I was recently given a toshiba a55-s106 satellite laptop and it is great! Hpwever, I purchased a game to install and it tells me that my graphics are insufficient to run it. I have an intel 852GM chipset and would like to upgrade. Any suggestions on how I can get a hold of a set of schematics for my computer or if I can just change the chipset or have to do the whole motherboard any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[tifc8lraz]

That graphic chipset is very, very bad indeed. Go to Toshiba's website and look under their support area. You can upgrade the graphic card, although I have no idea how (I deal with desktops). You don't need to swap motherboards. There are expansion slots inside the computer itself.

 

[Lisha]

Thank you so much for your help, I'll give it a shot.

 

[tifc8lraz]

Just found out that if the card is integrated (like yours), there are no expansion possibilities and you will have to switch motherboards.

 

[Tedster]

latops cannot be modified in general for graphics capabilities. Furthermore, most are not designed to play games. In particular, that series of Toshiba laptops (of which I also own a M35X) is a value end - meaning it is designed for office work and light computing.

If you want to play serious games, you need a decent high-end desktop.