- Apr 20, 2010
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Hello,
I recently saw a video on you tube about a guy who salvaged a dead laptop mobo and turned it into a desktop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzYv7rX1r4Y&feature=related
I have a hp dv7-4060us that has major heating issues. It has AMD Phenom 2 triple core clocked at 2.1 ghz, and a ati mobility 5650.It doesn't bluescreen, but occasionally when i am gaming, defraging it, or using maya it for more then 45 minutes it will pull a thermal shuts down. Even when just web browsing the thing is hot enough to cook eggs on the face plate, and last winter i saved on my heating bill using it as a personal heater as I worked at home(no joke). I really love this thing, and more then that it is great performer that is already set up exactly the way I like it. I have a new desktop however, and plan to get a new laptop. So this laptop will turn into a odd man out soon , giving me a unique chance to tinker. I'd like to take the mother board out and put it on a test bench. I plan to buy posts, perhaps a usb hub, add another internal hdd, and possibly incorporate a large external storage device on the bottom shelve.
Here are a the two benches i have narrowed the list down to:
LIAN Li PC-T60B Advanced Test Bench ATX Case http://www.amazon.com/LIAN-PC-T60B-Test-Bench-ATX/dp/B003VIEDOC
MYOPENPC BENCH Monster Transparent Clear Acrylic Test Bench Computer Case http://www.amazon.com/MYOPENPC-Monster-Transparent-Computer-motherboard/dp/B0042RMP32
and here is the specific board
I was wondering if anyone knew in general if laptop boards are relatively similar to desktop mobo's in the way that the psu is connected. Can I MacGyver a way to connect a slightly larger power supply to it, and different different cpu cooler. I have googled and googled to no avail. I'm sure many would see this as as waste of time, or a fruitless endeavor. They'd tell me it can't be done but not why, or that I will just destroy the laptop(you'll shoot your eye out...). However I have already turned a broken laptop into Linux based HD entertainment center by removing the broken screen and booting it off a external hdd because the sata conections on the board were fried. I Installed the Ubuntu from a usb because the DVD drive was crushed. I was told that that plan would be a flop, and yet it has worked beautifully for almost a year now. If anyone has any thoughts, advice, technical reason why this plan can't work, fundamental reasons why this plan can't work, hints, or suggestions please drop me a line.
Cheers,
Stephen
I recently saw a video on you tube about a guy who salvaged a dead laptop mobo and turned it into a desktop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzYv7rX1r4Y&feature=related
I have a hp dv7-4060us that has major heating issues. It has AMD Phenom 2 triple core clocked at 2.1 ghz, and a ati mobility 5650.It doesn't bluescreen, but occasionally when i am gaming, defraging it, or using maya it for more then 45 minutes it will pull a thermal shuts down. Even when just web browsing the thing is hot enough to cook eggs on the face plate, and last winter i saved on my heating bill using it as a personal heater as I worked at home(no joke). I really love this thing, and more then that it is great performer that is already set up exactly the way I like it. I have a new desktop however, and plan to get a new laptop. So this laptop will turn into a odd man out soon , giving me a unique chance to tinker. I'd like to take the mother board out and put it on a test bench. I plan to buy posts, perhaps a usb hub, add another internal hdd, and possibly incorporate a large external storage device on the bottom shelve.
Here are a the two benches i have narrowed the list down to:
LIAN Li PC-T60B Advanced Test Bench ATX Case http://www.amazon.com/LIAN-PC-T60B-Test-Bench-ATX/dp/B003VIEDOC
MYOPENPC BENCH Monster Transparent Clear Acrylic Test Bench Computer Case http://www.amazon.com/MYOPENPC-Monster-Transparent-Computer-motherboard/dp/B0042RMP32
and here is the specific board
I was wondering if anyone knew in general if laptop boards are relatively similar to desktop mobo's in the way that the psu is connected. Can I MacGyver a way to connect a slightly larger power supply to it, and different different cpu cooler. I have googled and googled to no avail. I'm sure many would see this as as waste of time, or a fruitless endeavor. They'd tell me it can't be done but not why, or that I will just destroy the laptop(you'll shoot your eye out...). However I have already turned a broken laptop into Linux based HD entertainment center by removing the broken screen and booting it off a external hdd because the sata conections on the board were fried. I Installed the Ubuntu from a usb because the DVD drive was crushed. I was told that that plan would be a flop, and yet it has worked beautifully for almost a year now. If anyone has any thoughts, advice, technical reason why this plan can't work, fundamental reasons why this plan can't work, hints, or suggestions please drop me a line.
Cheers,
Stephen
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