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    2510p motherboard in nc2400?

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by kecsap, Mar 24, 2011.

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    kecsap Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I have an NC2400 and I think about to buy an 2510p motherboard and replace the motherboard in the NC2400. Is it possible to do it?

    My basic motivation is that I hate the touchpads and I can get an 2510p mb for quite cheap. If the keyboard and other stuff would be compatible with new mb, I would do it.

    Opinions?

    kecsap
     
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    The 2510P uses a LED-backlit LCD. The NC2400 uses CCFL. This *might* mean different video cabling. Not sure.

    A 2510P is pretty cheap these days on ebay and if you don't want to use the touchpad, preferring the touchstyk, then can just disable it in the Synaptics systemtray icon.
     
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    kecsap Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm, if I can't rid of the touch pad then I would even try to buy an 2530p and try to replace the keyboard from a 2510p or nc2400 to have a trackpoint. Is it possible? I know that the trackpoint uses an own ribbon cable in the nc2400, but I do not find any disassembly guide with photos for the 2530p if it has a similar ribbon cable for the touch pad.
     
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    2530P already has a touchstyk (trackpoint). The 2510P/2530P keyboard has a ribbon cable for the keyboard and touchstyk as shown here.

    A 2510P goes for $200 on ebay. A 2530P for about $100-$150 more which gets you a webcam, better looks, a faster CPU, better battery life and cooler running temps, and sata interfaces for the optical and 1.8" drives. Either system can be overclocked with my [email protected] 2530P being twice faster than my previous [email protected] 2510P.
     
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    Excellent!!!! Thanks! I just missed the black touchstyk on the photos, because it has the same color as the keyboard! Superb, no need to do any modifications. I will target an 2530p.
     
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