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Kaaa · 19th Jun 2010, 15:24

Not sure if it has the right prefix but hey. A friend of mine wants to put his laptop into a desktop case, just wondering how difficult this would be and if there would be anything we would need to know.

Barracuda_00 · 19th Jun 2010, 16:00

Besides creating all the mountingpoints yourselfs, you would need to use an external powerbrick (regular psus dont work on laptops) then there´s the issues of fitting all the connectors, so you would need to create a completly custom case aswell : /

skreenname · 19th Jun 2010, 16:06

Do you mean putting the laptop's gut in the Desktop case, or make some sort of slot for the laptop to slide into?

I don't think it would be too hard either way.
Maybe I'm not thinking the right way.
I dunno.

Kaaa · 19th Jun 2010, 16:17

@barracuda_00 - thanks, sounds pretty complicated, think I might need to tell my friend to reconsider.
@skreenname - ye the guts of the laptop.

jake9891 · 25th Jun 2010, 00:01

I think it's really way too much work to do and unless it is for some specific reason... it seems to be pointless

bigsharn · 25th Jun 2010, 11:37

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthrea...ghlight=MarkW7

That could help

Pieze · 25th Jun 2010, 13:59

im in kinda the same boat. I need to take my old laptop and put in in something else. They key board for it nor the screen works in the laptop. so i have a usb key board and they screen is currently my tv. So i thought about making a box for it Home made ofcourse but i havent really figured out how to go about it yet. if ne one have tips or hints im looking 2.

19th Jun 2010, 15:24	#1
Kaaa Multimodder Join Date: May 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 76	Laptop in computer case Not sure if it has the right prefix but hey. A friend of mine wants to put his laptop into a desktop case, just wondering how difficult this would be and if there would be anything we would need to know.

19th Jun 2010, 16:06	#3
skreenname Allons-y! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 329	Do you mean putting the laptop's gut in the Desktop case, or make some sort of slot for the laptop to slide into? I don't think it would be too hard either way. Maybe I'm not thinking the right way. I dunno. __________________ AMD Phenom X4 9650 [2.7GHz] \| Nvidia GeForce GTX 560ti \| 4GB GSKILL DDR2 800 \| Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H ______________________________________ Zotac ION-ITX-A-U \| 2GB A-Data DDR2 800

25th Jun 2010, 00:01	#5
jake9891 Loves Internet Shopping Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 136	I think it's really way too much work to do and unless it is for some specific reason... it seems to be pointless __________________ Storage Box <-- My first modding project

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bigsharn Officially demotivated Join Date: May 2008 Location: bit-tech forums... usually Posts: 2,603	http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthrea...ghlight=MarkW7 That could help __________________ {Rolling on a 1990s Dawes Galaxy} {Nikon D80, 18-55 f/3.5-5.6G and 50mm f/1.8}{Lomo Smena 8M}{Olympus OM10, 50mm f/1.8, 28mm f/2 and 135mm f/3.5}

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19th Jun 2010, 16:00	#2
Barracuda_00 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chilly sweden Posts: 275	Besides creating all the mountingpoints yourselfs, you would need to use an external powerbrick (regular psus dont work on laptops) then there´s the issues of fitting all the connectors, so you would need to create a completly custom case aswell : /

19th Jun 2010, 16:17	#4
Kaaa Multimodder Join Date: May 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 76	@barracuda_00 - thanks, sounds pretty complicated, think I might need to tell my friend to reconsider. @skreenname - ye the guts of the laptop.

25th Jun 2010, 13:59	#7
Pieze What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 17	im in kinda the same boat. I need to take my old laptop and put in in something else. They key board for it nor the screen works in the laptop. so i have a usb key board and they screen is currently my tv. So i thought about making a box for it Home made ofcourse but i havent really figured out how to go about it yet. if ne one have tips or hints im looking 2.