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    Bought a bare bone for $11 and have some questions setting it up

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by anybody99, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. anybody99

    anybody99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,

    was building my MSI laptop and saw a nice barebone to build another new laptop from scratch, so i jumped and bought a nice new barebone and have some questions.

    this is what i bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item= 350172888914

    extremely cheap i think and great deal

    what kind of mother board will fit this laptop? is it just any MB or a specific one?

    is it only ergo Z91F?

    and if yes what is the MB specifications.
     
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    oh god... that is just hunk of plastic...
    you'd need to find a specific mobo made for that case, the heatsinks, the screws... you're screwed
     
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  3. anybody99

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    lol, guess i am, i just saw that $11, any other suggestions?
     
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    Dude that is not a barebone. that is a keyboard, lcd bezel, lcd lid, top cover and bottom cover. if you had one of these that was fully built and was run over by a tractor and the mainboard was still intact as the resto of the components this would have been a great deal. I find it apauling the vendor there advertised it the way it was
     
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    No offense, but... you waste 11$...
     
    stouf, Mar 10, 2009
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    ok. i didn't paid for that item just yet. but still for such plastic it seems cheap. i knew it didn't had MB and LCD. what do you think of this MB:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item= 140289891661

    it seems to fit.

    just for a comparison, i bought a new MSI 1722 barebone with MB, GPU, LCD, for $330 including shipping, so i don't know if i will be able to get a same deal for such price with same level of hardware.
     
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    anybody99, Mar 10, 2009
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