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Yoann0558

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Hello dear community,

The laptop of my girlfriend just does not work so well anymore. The battery can only last for 1 hour at best, the charger's link to the laptop only works with ducktape tricks and the B of the keyboard does not work anymore.
It is no longer under warranty, and i think that reparation will be way too crazily expensive.

So my question is: is it possible to open the beast, gather the components and fit all that into a "traditional case" ? I guess that i would have to leave the screen, but i really don't mind as it was too little.

The laptop is a K53SV, is 3 years old or so.

I am quite a noob, that is why i ask for your help. You might tell me if it is worth the shot, if it is feasible and all.
Thanks to all of you and i wish you the best year ever !
 
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I have re-purposed several laptops - one I had to actually solder the adapter to the mobo (the connector was broken beyond repair). I would not remove it and put it in a regular case - just plug a USB keyboard and mouse into it, and hook a monitor up - and it will work like a workstation.

The big question - is the charger's cord going bad or is it the connector on the mobo the reason for the "ducttape tricks"?
 
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Yoann0558

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Thanks for your answer!
It is the little connector in which i plug the charger in which seem to be defective. If i force it on one of the sides, it gets to charge again. Also, the connection is worse and worse.

Do you suggest that the laptop could function without a power supply? I wonder for example if the laptop can function without the battery on. Would there not have any problems of cooling also?
I guess that the best would be to find a case which i could place it on..
 
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They don't make cases that will fit the components....so you would have to create a custom one. If the connector on the mobo is bad (this happens quite often with laptops that are used), you can try a couple of things - sometimes the solder just came lose on the connector, and sometimes you have to by-pass the connector and put the wires directly on the mobo (make sure to observe polarity) - it you don't feel comfortable doing that - have someone who knows how to solder and a bit about electricity do this....use the duct tape in the mean time.

You will need to use the charging brick - some laptops require the battery to be in to power on....even a dead one....

If you are concerned about heat - the sell "cooling pads" (they have fans in them) at most computer stores - Best Buy even sells them - around $50.
 
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Yoann0558

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Ok i see. I will try to open the laptop tomorrow and see this connector from closer before to take extreme measures.
I unfortunately don't know anyone to help me on this, but i am not so bad at fiddling with stuff.

If i was to have to go for the big work, what would be the biggest changes?
I am familiar with the normal architecture of a desktop, but what is different on laptops? My main question is about how the powering works. I was thinking that i would have to remove the power + battery and replace it with another conventionnal desktop power supply, but i guess it is not possible?

EDIT: this is the best website i have found about this possibility : http://www.instructables.com/id/Laptop-to-Desktop-Conversion/?ALLSTEPS

It feels like the most problematic part is actually about the power supply :p
 
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Laptop mobos do not use desktop standards (ATX, Mini-ATX, Micro-ATX, etc), they are all proprietary to the cases they have specifically molded for them. Instead of a PSU, they have the power converted outside the laptop to save weight (this is why you have a power "brick"). The only thing in a laptop that works in the PC would be the hard drive (or SSD) - but you would need an adapter to go from the 2.5" format to 3.5" format.

I could see easily spending 100 hours to design and build a case, $300+ in parts....and then you have a 3 year old unit, that has no salvageable parts....
 
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