Transform a Damaged Laptop into an ALL-IN-ONE desktop PC

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[redkickkid]

Me after watching this video:
*looks at my laptop*
The laptop:
Oh shit!

[anonamos]

Bless the algorithm for putting this in my recommended.

[leggomaeggo]

Me: *looks at laptop*
Laptop: don’t even think about it

[tantaloon]

I'm so glad I found this video and your older one. my laptop which cost me 3k is dying from heat and a lack of new parts, so, I've been wracking my brain thinking if it's possible to make a desktop from it seeing as I have a rtx 2080 and i9. and you've just proven its doable and relatively straight forward too. Thanks for the thoroughly well explained video!

[stumbling]

Thinkpads don't break, they shed their casings every 8 years.

[Mopopoxi]

I can't believe how healthy this man looks after putting together things like this. I mean I would have bags under my eyes after removing the motherboard

[zeek]

me : (Looks at laptop)
Laptop : *Don't even think about it....*

[lildeath]

i love you man thank you for bringing the child in me out again i feel like im watching one of those old school life shows like architect shows or aninmal planet or the history channel you have such a particular way of editing and setting up your videos thats so familiar too i guess the best way to explain ti would be to compare it to topgear you just pull me in with everything about your videos thank youuuu

[Nighthawkinlight]

Wow, this one is really taking off! I'm happy you're seeing some success for your hard work.

[EricLS]

This is the only man I’ve ever seen actually do something with all the old tech stuff weirdos like me collect

[jordankee]

Son : Dad my laptop is old can i get a new one
Dad : i have an idea

[XavierBetoN]

Mad engineer here:
I did the same layout years ago but without using motherboard risers, by directly screwing mobo into .3 mm thinner mdf board. Those are necessary only with conductive background, which you won't require on an insulative woodboard. Saves you a lot of time and space ;) (see what I did there?)
With that said, thanks for the video, the virtual ground circuit was something I never thought of!
Viva la DIY Perks!

[trebelojaques]

"so you're into pc building?"

"John, it's complicated"

[theradiodragonawo]

this guy pushed "Build Your Own PC" to a whole new level

[nyemaan]

my laptop started working real good ever since i played this video on it!! XD

[BadVoidShip]

There's kind of a big problem with this. BIOS settings can get reset to defaults for various reasons (dead battery, BIOS upgrade, BIOS can enter failsafe mode if there is hardware issues, user changing the settings, etc...).

If the power or screen settings change it would effectively brick the entire system unless you plug the original keyboard back in. Would have been interesting to look at the keyboard connector or any microchip on it and try to just solder switches for the screen/power. Could also have done some others like volume. Also you would have made the system totally portable. At the very least I would hide the keyboard inside the backpanel for emergency maintenance (otherwise it will get lost).

[Reverseheart]

He secretly ordered 10 pallettes of broken laptops. When they arrived he yelled, "I WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF CONTENT!" 🤣

[arunbalakrishnan]

Even though I'm never going to try this, I watched it completely with full interest

[jesinu]

Broken laptop resellers:
"stonks"↗️

[wavyseahill]

As electronics engineer, I find this channel very informative and most importantly - the most inspiring on youtube! Thank You!