If one had the soldering skills necessary, would it be possible to change out typically non-swappable components on a laptop or desktop motherboard? For example, if I wanted to remove an Intel graphics accelerator chip set from a laptop motherboard and replace it with an ATI chip set from a different laptop motherboard, could it be done?
Or if I wanted to remove an Intel processor seat and replace it with an AMD processor seat, is it possible?
If so, what sorts of things do you have to know about the two components being swapped? Where would one find the pin-out info for such components?
I would have assumed it to be impossible, believing that such things are not standardized and that each motherboard is wired specifically for the components placed on it, but it came up in discussion today and I figured this would be the best place to ask.
Thanks!
Luke
Or if I wanted to remove an Intel processor seat and replace it with an AMD processor seat, is it possible?
If so, what sorts of things do you have to know about the two components being swapped? Where would one find the pin-out info for such components?
I would have assumed it to be impossible, believing that such things are not standardized and that each motherboard is wired specifically for the components placed on it, but it came up in discussion today and I figured this would be the best place to ask.
Thanks!
Luke