Am I able to install another graphics card?

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3ogdy
I was trying to check the motherboard out...then I realized you were talking about a laptop, in which case it is not possible to add a second GPU.
The motherboard doesn't have a PCI-Express slot in the first place. BUT - you might be interested in "external GPUs". They can connect through USB or PCMCIA cards.
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I was trying to check the motherboard out...then I realized you were talking about a laptop, in which case it is not possible to add a second GPU.
The motherboard doesn't have a PCI-Express slot in the first place. BUT - you might be interested in "external GPUs". They can connect through USB or PCMCIA cards.
 
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My device manager says I have an Intel ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1-5, does that mean I would be able to install a GPU?
 
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PCI-Express connectivity (the standard itself) is used to allow connectivity between components.
SATA 6Gbps uses PCI-Express lanes, for instance.
That's why your operating systme detects hardware called PCI-Express...
Intel ICH9 is the Integrated Controller Hub, which deals with SATA/USB, sound and many other functions available on your computer.
 
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