Question hp elitebook 8760w MXM GPU HELP switching from amd m5950 to amd W5170M 4gb gddr5

[thatpcgamer1903]

hello, so I've decide to jump down the rabbit hole of mxm gpus. let me tell you its been a night mare. I've been working on this project for over three months now and get nowhere with my results.

now I'm wondering how i can modify my mxm W5170M 4gb gddr5 gpu to support my hp elitebook 8760w, its got a failing mxm m5950 gpu.

i was going to temporarily swap it with a working one but why would i do that when i can get this much newer one and better one working on my laptop. i just bought the laptop and the plan was to use it as a desktop replacement.

so any insight on tools needed for bios flashing and reading of the bios would be useful. and where to get bios images for this gpu would be nice or at least modify it so i can get it the internal display working and the two display out puts working and as well as getting the machine to boot properly. when i do have the gpu installed all it does is sit there and will flash lights at you and thats it. there is no light pattern either.

 

[amine kafif]

Hi there, switching from the AMD M5950 to the W5170M is a slight upgrade, but both cards are quite old now. You might want to consider an eGPU setup or move to a newer machine if performance is a concern.

Let me know if you want a parts suggestion list!

 

[thatpcgamer1903]

Hi there, switching from the AMD M5950 to the W5170M is a slight upgrade, but both cards are quite old now. You might want to consider an eGPU setup or move to a newer machine if performance is a concern.

Let me know if you want a parts suggestion list!

Hello, I bought this system to specifically run windows 7. I have old applications that work better on windows 7 than they do windows 10 or 11. I already have the new amd gpu 4gb gpu just wanting to know how I can modify it so I can get it working with the hp elitebook 8760w. I’ve already ordered better cpu for it and will eventually order a better motherboard for it for the 4 ram slots instead of just the two. So I’d like to know how I can modify this W5170M gpu to get it working with my laptop. I don’t really care that it’s a slight upgrade from my current gpu. I just want something that’s going to work. Or get it working. Thank you.

 

[thatpcgamer1903]

Hi there, switching from the AMD M5950 to the W5170M is a slight upgrade, but both cards are quite old now. You might want to consider an eGPU setup or move to a newer machine if performance is a concern.

Let me know if you want a parts suggestion list!

Egpu is also not an option for me at this point in time as I’m looking to use this laptop as a portable system as well as a desk top replacement.