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Upgrading Your Laptop's Graphics Card

Upgrading your laptop's graphics card is no walk in the park; in fact it's something more akin to open heart surgery. But it can be done, and the rewards can be well worth the trouble and risk.

Christopher Null

Step 3: Remove the Display Assembly 4 of 6

Remove the display assembly--the entire apparatus of the screen--by removing the screws on the bottom and back of the portable, and unplugging the video and Wi-Fi antenna cables (pictured).

Next, take out the optical drive; this usually means depressing the latch on the bottom of the laptop and sliding the drive out sideways.

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