Turning laptop into desktop
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All the benefits of a desktop PC with the. We browsed around a bit and it looks like you can get driver boards from around $15-$30, so not too bad price-wise. Simply using your laptop as a desktop involves more than simply attaching an external monitor and turning your devices on.
Turning laptop into desktop serial key#
Once you have the panel out you can identify the serial key and order a controller board off eBay, which will allow you to plug a normal video input such as VGA or HDMI into the panel.
Turning laptop into desktop how to#
Seems like you can find broken laptops everywhere these days - so why not do something with them? shows us how to make a rather cool looking monitor from a laptop’s LCD display.įirst, you’ll need to salvage a working LCD from a dead laptop.