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    Really stupid idea... just answer it...

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by bifnewman, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. bifnewman

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    on the M1730 there is a G15 mini screen and on one of the asus laptops there is a mini oled screen on there. How hard would it be to put one of those on a clevo? yes, that might mean cutting open the case... its a very stupid idea but is it possible?
     
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    theres nothing to connect it to inside the laptop, or room for it even if you somehow hacked up a g15 keyboard and had a usb cable running to a usb port outside the laptop
     
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    on d901c and d900f is there any space under the lcd? how about there?
     
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    Not a stupid idea at all. You would have to cut the plastic, take a look at the motherboard and find a USB port on the mobo. Solder to it and you would be good to go.

    I have an M1730 on my desk (as well as a G15 at home on my gaming desktop) and I can say that I don't really find much use for it - other than looking at the last 30 seconds of Frap and getting the time as it loops through.

    Timsp8 - It is not as hard to find a USB header as you might think, but not in the norm to do something like this. Modders are hacking the crap out of the netbooks - because the risk of breaking a $250 machine is a little more palatable than bricking a $2500 laptop.
     
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    not really will to unless i had an extra $2000 to spend if it didnt work lol... if i did i would do it... btw, if you are wondering why i want one is the features... you can put temperatures and im's and a whole bunch of stuff on it... more helpful than alt+tab...
    EDIT: is the only way to obtain a G15 keyboard screen is to buy one and take it apart right?
     
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    lol stupid question but will this push the d900f over the power limit?
     
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    Sounds like something that would be more fruitfully discussed in the cosmetic modifications forum - some of the mods that I've seen discussed there might be right up the same alley as this one.
     
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    kool thanks shyster1
     
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    Sounds risky at best, but if it worked, it would be AWESOME!

    If you can, I would enlist the help of someone who could cast small metal parts for you. You'll probably need at least a few clips to hold the new assemble together.
     
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