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DIY – Seven things to do with an old laptop/desktop computer
February 25, 2008
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Give an Old Laptop New Life with Cheap (or Free) Projects
The seven projects include:
1) Create a no-monitor, low-power spare system
2) Convert it to a home server
3) Make a better digital photo frame
4) Make it fly again with lightweight Linux
5) Convert its LCD into a Stand-Alone Monitor
6) Salvage an external back up drive from it
7) Extend your wireless coverage
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Pramod says: How does one convert the laptop LCD into a standalone monitor? Please give links to how-tos if available.
See my write-up for a detailed example of how to do #2 (make a home server) with an old desktop box. There are some tricks to getting modern large disk drives to work in older systems.