Toshiba P105 Upgradable GPU?

[sugi123]

So, I was reading online that the P105 S6xxx lines all have a toshiba specific graphics interface slot. The S6722 or something is the same laptop case, but it has a 7900 GS. So, would it be possible to upgrade my Toshiba P105 S6177 to a external gpu instead of the current GMA 950?
Thanks

 

[theworminator]

What do you mean external gpu? You mean like a discrete graphics card, or an actual graphics card housing that's attached to your laptop via some port? (If I remember correctly, ATI was working on something like this...)

 

[sugi123]

No, like a GPU that is internally attached from the motherboard. So, I would mean a discrete card. I think it was actually ASUS that was working on the XG Station, which enabled graphics from an external housing through the Express Card 54 port.

 

[theworminator]

Hm...if it has the same case...it probably has the same motherboard and would then have an open slot for the graphics card...problem there would be trying to find a 7900GS that's been salvaged from a S6722 so that the slot would match, because laptop companies are notorious for making their own version of "standardized" slots.