Hi Craig,

Unfortunately when it comes to laptops, there is no standard for
motherboards. Because of the constraints of size, power, and weight, each
one is pretty much custom made for each model.

Your best bet would be to consult Sony repair. You might be able to send it
to their repair facility for a minimum diagnostic fee and have them tell you
if your problems can be easily corrected, or would cost more than it is
worth to fix.

Russ Poffenberger
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-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Felkowski
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:23 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Hardware Replacement


Hello,
My name is Craig Felkowski.  Recently I have been having trouble with my =
Sony Vaio PCG-K45 laptop.  My screen sometimes flickers off, I think its =
the backlight, don't know if it has anything to do with my video card.  M=
ainly though, my problem is that I want to replace my video card.  I have=
an ATI Mobility IGP340M/345M, and I am not pleased with its performance.=
  I want to get a video card with at least 256 MB, but have found that I =
would need to replace my motherboard.  This is where the problem comes in=
  I have looked on so many websites, and just don't know enough about mo=
therboards to replace it myself.  My question is, what motherboard would =
you suggest for my laptop? Can I just buy anyone and install it in my lap=
top?

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