PCI Express to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Controller. PE4L V2.1 (PCIe Adapter ) ExpressBox 2 (1U) Now use Desktop PCI/PCI-ex cards with Laptop. Village Instruments : ViDock. This is our old product page about ViDock.
We now have a better one. Please visit our new Products Page The New ViDock Family: ViDock 3, ViDock 4, and ViDock 4 Plus Introducing ViDock 3, ViDock 4, and ViDock 4 Plus ViDock 3, ViDock 4, and ViDock 4 Plus are expansion chassis tailored specifically for adapting PCI Express graphics cards for use with ExpressCard equipped laptop PCs. Simply select the PCI Express graphics card the best fits your needs and install it in the box. When you need mobility and performance for gaming PC gamers that need the mobility of a laptop are faced with purchasing a separate gaming desktop for graphics performance and a laptop for small size, light weight, cool temperature, and long battery life. Docking for Gamers With just one cable, your laptop can connect to a large format display (or two), keyboard, and mouse.
Intelligent Power Management ViDock 3 manages its own power, so there is no need to fiddle with an on/off button. Www.youtube.com/VillageViDock. Village Instruments : ViDock. Village Instruments : Store. How to make an external laptop graphics adaptor. Laptop graphics have always been something of a joke performance wise.
Nvidia and AMD do try, but cramming all those millions of transistors into a low-power, compact package just leads to massive expense and an inability to upgrade. Wouldn't it be perfect if you could simply use a standard external graphics card to power your laptop's 3D graphics? Article continues below The good news is that you can. The suitably technical-sounding PE4H is just that; a passive PCI-e x16 to x1 adaptor, which enables you to plug an external graphics card into a laptop's ExpressCard slot.
We'd like to say it's as simple as that, but this project does have a few sticking points. The second is Windows 7, as it handles multiple display drivers far more adeptly than anything else. Also if your laptop has more than 2GB of memory a 64-bit installation is also required, as otherwise you'll hit the 4GB address space limit hard. The walkthrough below details putting together a system. Troubleshooting 1. 2. DIY eGPU experiences [version 2.0] Www.HWtools.net 致宇科技股份有限公司. How to Upgrade Your Notebook Graphics Card Using DIY ViDOCK.
From almost as soon as you purchase your new notebook, it is generally doomed to a life of obsolescence.
Unlike desktop computers, laptops have certain components that can’t be upgraded or replaced. On most laptops this includes the motherboard, graphics card, display, and sometimes even the processor. In this review we take a look at an external graphics card solution for notebooks called the DIY ViDock that promises to allow users to add a high performance graphics card to their system. Test System Specifications: Lenovo ThinkPad T410sWindows 7 Professional 64-bit1440 x 900 WXGA+ LED Backlit (Matte finish)Intel Core i5 520M 2.4GHz processor (3MB cache)Intel GMA HD Integrated Graphics4GB DDR3 RAM (2GB x 2)250GB Toshiba 1.8″ Hard Drive External Graphics Card: MSI Radeon HD 489055nm RV790 GPU (850MHz)1GB GDDR5 memory (975MHz)Connected to PE4H-EC2C DIY ViDock Setup The DIY ViDock is comprised of two sections plus a power supply.
Setup is very easy… almost too easy. Pros Cons. Discrete PCI-E graphics card adapter for laptops! *Pics*