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    Bought an HP Netbook on eBay, sketchy looking motherboard with no HD but runs Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'HP' started by UG0TB4NN3D, Sep 14, 2011.

  1. UG0TB4NN3D

    UG0TB4NN3D Newbie

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    So I bought an HP 510x series netbook from eBay and figured I could just format it and go on with my life. But apparently it's running some kind of weird motherboard with no SATA connectors and no slots for RAM. It runs Ubuntu I'm pretty sure and I can't seem to get it into recovery mode with esc or shift during boot. I also can't seem to figure out how to get to the BIOS. Does anyone have any ideas what's up with this netbook? Did HP make some of these with built in RAM and SSD? I am so confused right now lol. Any help is appreciated!

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    UG0TB4NN3D, Sep 14, 2011
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  2. UG0TB4NN3D

    UG0TB4NN3D Newbie

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    Alright so I pulled the case and looked at the motherboard. There is no heatsink for a CPU and where the hard drive SHOULD go on the regular 510x's that spot is instead more board. Here is a picture I found on eBay that I will use to try to describe it. The red line and colored in area is where the hard drive should go but is instead filled in. The red X on the CPU is where my motherboard has a chip instead.

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    UG0TB4NN3D, Sep 15, 2011
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  3. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    What first came in my mind, could that be mobile thin client computer instead of regular laptop? I haven't got experience with those.

    Does the motherboard have any part number sticker visible? It could give a hint what kind of computer that is supposed to be.
     
    KLF, Sep 15, 2011
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    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

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    Good point... Looks a lot like this one:

    HP 6360t Mobile Thin Client specifications - HP Small & Medium Business products
     
    MGS2392, Sep 15, 2011
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  5. UG0TB4NN3D

    UG0TB4NN3D Newbie

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    Hm you guys might be right I know there isn't a sticker on the motherboard with a part number but I'll pull it apart tonight and get a lot of pics. The only number I can find is one fire the bottom case.
     
    UG0TB4NN3D, Sep 15, 2011
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  6. h8isgr8

    h8isgr8 Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know, it looks like it might be some ARM based Chinese knock-off. It could be running Windows CE with an Ubuntu theme/skin.

    That would truly suck. Hope you didn't pay too much for it.
     
    h8isgr8, Sep 19, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    how about posting a pic of the board you really have as well as a close up of the cpu and chipset.............
     
    newsposter, Sep 19, 2011
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    li8w8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    compaqred to his official picture it looks like fake, look esepecially at the arrowkeys!

    =( try to get to rootshell to find out if it is real or windows ce operation system (use strg+alt+f1/f2)
     
    li8w8, Oct 17, 2011
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    hmmwv Notebook Consultant

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    hmmwv, Oct 30, 2011
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