I'll toss out the the main question up front:
can I replace my Compaq Presario C300 motherboard with something that has a decent GPU (for it's time) and use other parts that I have that work?
I have an HP Pavilion dv5000 and a Compaq Presario C300 that used a similar base motherboard. the HP's mobo died, so I slapped the Presario board in the HP enclosure. Alas, there seems to be a toasted resistor or something (reguarly gives off a burning odor and is slowly melting part of the plastic enclosure above it). The system won't run on battery anymore either.
That being said, I'm looking to replace the motherboard since it'd still be cheaper than buying a new computer (and I'm broke... ideally won't spend more than $100.)
The HP case in is in good condition, but I'd LIKE to find a motherboard that's better than the current centrino solution that's lacking a decent GPU (it currently uses some crappy intel chip).
From the two notebooks, I know I have at least one working optical drive, the display from the C300 works, I have working RAM and hard drives, and I have at least one processor that I know works (a 1.83 MHz chip that the OS won't tell me what family it's a part of... though it's Intel).
I'm having trouble finding detailed specs on replacement motherboards and ones in the same "family." Anyone know a good resource for this sort of information?
can I replace my Compaq Presario C300 motherboard with something that has a decent GPU (for it's time) and use other parts that I have that work?
I have an HP Pavilion dv5000 and a Compaq Presario C300 that used a similar base motherboard. the HP's mobo died, so I slapped the Presario board in the HP enclosure. Alas, there seems to be a toasted resistor or something (reguarly gives off a burning odor and is slowly melting part of the plastic enclosure above it). The system won't run on battery anymore either.
That being said, I'm looking to replace the motherboard since it'd still be cheaper than buying a new computer (and I'm broke... ideally won't spend more than $100.)
The HP case in is in good condition, but I'd LIKE to find a motherboard that's better than the current centrino solution that's lacking a decent GPU (it currently uses some crappy intel chip).
From the two notebooks, I know I have at least one working optical drive, the display from the C300 works, I have working RAM and hard drives, and I have at least one processor that I know works (a 1.83 MHz chip that the OS won't tell me what family it's a part of... though it's Intel).
I'm having trouble finding detailed specs on replacement motherboards and ones in the same "family." Anyone know a good resource for this sort of information?
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