Members letsgocoyote Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Ok, to start, I am pretty computer savvy with software and hardware... and can handle assembling my own PC, etc. but i dont follow hardware developments etc like a total computer geek would. that said, I have a budget Compaq latpop I bought almost two years ago (maybe the first mistake). a few months ago the screen hinge cracked and is now held together with tape. bummer.a week or so ago, someone accidentalyl stepped ont he printers usb cord and snapped the usb ports... they still worked but werent sturdy. well. today they finally crumbled! (at least i got a sheet of labels printed first). so now i have no usb ports which is crap balls. i havent backed up my data recently either, although my portable hd is dodgy anyhow.i can probably back up my stuff to dvd-r and transfer it to my fathers computer, or over the network. but i NEED a new computer with a zero dollar budget. anyhow, i was thinking, are there any MBs that i can drop my laptops 2.5" drive as well as ram in? i mean i know theres IDE converters for the drive of course, but are there any cheap MBs that take the laptop style ram?i jsut want to recycle as much of this computer as possible. so im looking for something desktopy but compact and maybe a mini-itx. i jsut dont follow hardware developments so i dont know whats available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 What other ports do you have left that aren't used? I was thinking you could see if there's any hubs you could attach to, say, a Firewire port that would give USB capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Why not chck on Ebay for a laptop that is the same as yours that's listed as 'spares or repairs only'? If you can get one with an intact body but a shot motherboard/electronics, it probably wouldn't cost too much. What model is your laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members letsgocoyote Posted May 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 well im just realizing now that i have an expresscard slot and i think i can get a new usb port thing that way. so i think i mgiht be made in the shade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CiceroTJones Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 ^^true on the ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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