My daughter dropped her laptop and cracked the glass. It still works with an external monitor but inconvenient with the power button on the inside. Do they make mini ITX motherboards for this processor so I can simply use it in a desktop config. Maybe build a small Media Center PC out of it?
Processor is Core™ i7-2630QM
Core™ i7-2630QM Question
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FCPGA 988 boards exist, but I don't know if they're available as retail items.epete wrote:Processor is Core™ i7-2630QM
http://www.advantech.com/products/AIMB- ... 7B562.aspx
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epete
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thanks, good suggestions. I did't realize how easy it would be to replace an LCD. My issue would be finding one for a Sager NP5170. Looks like the closest place to fins one is in the UK. (I am in US). As for the motherboard, wow, if you click on request a quote it shows $340.
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Why do you need to rebuild or repair to turn it into a desktop? If an external monitor works it already is a desktop.
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Only for convenience sake. If I leave the LCD open, the unusable display gets in the way, when it is closed, it blocks the power button. Maybe I should figure out how to remove the monitor altogether.LuckyDay wrote:Why do you need to rebuild or repair to turn it into a desktop? If an external monitor works it already is a desktop.
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Or close it and properly set up sleep so you can turn it on without the power button.
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That is a very good suggestion. I don't know why I didn't think of that.LuckyDay wrote:Or close it and properly set up sleep so you can turn it on without the power button.
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Yeah, and laptops are super power-efficient. Not as fast as most comparable desktops, but they do the job for most business applications and web browsing.
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One small caution, if you are going to use it with the lid down as a nice flat power house HTPC, a lot of laptops are designed to be used with the lid open, as they have air baffles and ports under the keyboard keys or by the screen and hinges etc.
If with the lid down, you hear the fan(s) go like the clappers during watching a movie keep an eye on the temps.
If with the lid down, you hear the fan(s) go like the clappers during watching a movie keep an eye on the temps.
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If there is a dock for this laptop, you can get the power button on the dock to turn it on and off...
As to removing the processor, aren't most laptop CPUs soldered onto the motherboard, as opposed to sockets on desktop mobo's?
As to removing the processor, aren't most laptop CPUs soldered onto the motherboard, as opposed to sockets on desktop mobo's?
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Yeah, most are, especially as models get thinner and thinner.blueiedgod wrote:If there is a dock for this laptop, you can get the power button on the dock to turn it on and off...
As to removing the processor, aren't most laptop CPUs soldered onto the motherboard, as opposed to sockets on desktop mobo's?