Ways and means to upgrade Toshiba laptop video card If your considering upgrading your video card in your Toshiba laptop, you might want to rethink that. Most laptops have integrated motherboards which house the video card as well as the rest of the computer. Realistically, the only way to upgrade the video card in the laptop is to replace the motherboard, and that can cost as much as buying a new computer. This leaves only one other option, simply download the newest graphics driver for your current Toshiba laptop video card. This way, you upgrade your graphics just by downloading a newer, better version of your laptop's video card. The easiest way to achieve this "upgrade" is to locate you video card driver in the control panel, and find the option for "UPDATE", and download the new version. Or, you can do a internet search with your video card's make and model number and manually download the newer version of the driver to your Toshiba laptop. Usually, your Toshiba laptop will automatically update you video card's driver.

If you experience numerous graphics problems, or problems with videos, you might have to purchase a new motherboard in order to fix the upgrading laptop video card toshiba problem. The reason you'd have to replace the entire motherboard in because the video card in attached to the motherboard and cannot be separated. Most video card driver updates are free courtesy of the company. If you choose to upgrade the entire unit and purchase a new motherboard, that can run you anywhere from $100 all the way up to $400, with $150 being the average price online. The cheapest place to purchase a new motherboard when replacing your Toshiba laptop video card, is from any on-line computer store. They offer the lowest prices compared to brick-and-mortar chains. Also, it would be worth checking out E bay if you were handy enough to replace the motherboard yourself. You would just need to know the part number, the manufacturer of the motherboard, and a fair price for the item at auction. You could save hundreds off retail price if you bid smart, and wait for the right auction.