using a laptop skeleton to build a pi laptop
I have a laptop with a dead motherboard . I can remove all the components from the laptop , is it in anyway possible to connect a raspberry pi to the inbuilt display and the keyboard on the laptop ? (and to touchpad if possible). (I figured I could remove all the components inside and fix a pie inside , use some extended USB cable and connect the available USB ports to the respective holes in the laptop skeleton, do the same with the headphone out ) . I'm a noob when it comes to a pi . Any help on the topic is much appreciated
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Re: using a laptop skeleton to build a pi laptop
If the screen is LVDS type then it may be possible to use the screen by installing a converter board.
Something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-DVI-VGA-Dr ... 3027&rt=nc
You will need to get the model number from the back of the screen and ask the seller if it will work. Or search Ebay using the brand and model number.
This is assuming the screen is in good working order..... Back-light not burnt out etc..
For the other devices...... Only can be used if they have USB interface which is not part of the motherboard. You would have to make a connector.
Something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-DVI-VGA-Dr ... 3027&rt=nc
You will need to get the model number from the back of the screen and ask the seller if it will work. Or search Ebay using the brand and model number.
This is assuming the screen is in good working order..... Back-light not burnt out etc..
For the other devices...... Only can be used if they have USB interface which is not part of the motherboard. You would have to make a connector.
Unless specified otherwise my response is based on the latest and fully updated RPiOS Buster w/ Desktop OS.
Re: using a laptop skeleton to build a pi laptop
A few years ago I had a look at the connectors from the screen of an Acer laptop to the graphics near to the cpu. They had used a custom flat kapton ribbon, factory-made and not easily changed to a vga or any other recognisable connector which might fit an hdmi adapter to your rPi. My initial reaction is pessimistic : that thing looked less like a lego set and more like an action man. As in no chance at all of finding a use for all the bits after taking it apart.
About the only good news was that I got the replacement laptop backlight to work for long enough to sell that used laptop to a tourist.
You might also want to look up buck dc-dc converters from a few places on ebay. You can get ones with a 20-turn 10kOhm pot (a blue rectangle with a tiny screw which fits a penknife or watchmaker screwdriver). After turning the screw to set its output to 5.00+-0.02 Volts, you can use it to power your rPi from a car battery (or perhaps a laptop battery?).
Recommendation is save up about £110 for a HDMI monitor. Until then ssh from your other computer.
About the only good news was that I got the replacement laptop backlight to work for long enough to sell that used laptop to a tourist.
You might also want to look up buck dc-dc converters from a few places on ebay. You can get ones with a 20-turn 10kOhm pot (a blue rectangle with a tiny screw which fits a penknife or watchmaker screwdriver). After turning the screw to set its output to 5.00+-0.02 Volts, you can use it to power your rPi from a car battery (or perhaps a laptop battery?).
Recommendation is save up about £110 for a HDMI monitor. Until then ssh from your other computer.