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System Name | Acer Aspire V3-771G-53218G75Maii |
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Processor | Core i5 3210M (2,5-3,1Ghz) |
Memory | 8GB DDR3 SODIMM |
Video Card(s) | Geforce GT650M |
Storage | Samsung 830 256GB - 750GB Toshiba drive |
Software | Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (non-acer-bloatware) |
Hi there!
I bought myself a second hand EeePc (1101HA) a while ago, and I'd love it if it wasn't for the horrible Intel GMA500 chipset.
As I can see on this page dissecting this netbook there is a mini PCI-E slot which is currently taken by the WiFi-card.
Now, I have a theoretical plan:
But as far as I can Google, it hasn't been done.
The USB Bluetooth -> USB WiFi operation shouldn't be too heavy, as long as I can attach the antenna so the signal strength remains intact. This will be a bit of wiring at most, but nothing serious enough that it is unmoddable.
What I'm wondering about is if I can simply plug in a mini PCI-E graphics card and make it work, or if there are any limiting factors (BIOS?) keeping me from doing this.
I bought myself a second hand EeePc (1101HA) a while ago, and I'd love it if it wasn't for the horrible Intel GMA500 chipset.
As I can see on this page dissecting this netbook there is a mini PCI-E slot which is currently taken by the WiFi-card.
Now, I have a theoretical plan:
- Replace the PCI-E WiFi card with a (low-power) PCI-E gfx card
- Replace the USB bluetooth module with a USB wifi module
But as far as I can Google, it hasn't been done.
The USB Bluetooth -> USB WiFi operation shouldn't be too heavy, as long as I can attach the antenna so the signal strength remains intact. This will be a bit of wiring at most, but nothing serious enough that it is unmoddable.
What I'm wondering about is if I can simply plug in a mini PCI-E graphics card and make it work, or if there are any limiting factors (BIOS?) keeping me from doing this.