(01-30-2019, 02:21 PM)DeepThought link Wrote: Look for broken laptops of the same make and model as you have, Asus G750, specifically look for those that have broken screens. Quite often these are been sold cheaply as replacing the screen can be expensive but quite often the motherboard is still in working order ....
...Anyway, worth a thought even if only as a laptop repair learning curve
What a great idea - I hadn't thought of that - thanks!
I had put the TheDead (the laptop, not our LL friend!) in a local paper for £40. Maybe I'll put it on hold and keep my eyes peeled for another broken Asus G750 ...
Liked the joke about going back to Windows ... ;D
PS. After your post I had a look at eBay & found loads of G750 series stuff. I even found motherboards for sale for £138. They're from China - should I go for it ..? Or is it a bit risky?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-ASUS-G750...0642.m3226
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work