Laptop Motherboards

[sprude27]

Does anyone no of a place to buy laptop motherboards, brand name or generic?

Thanks for any assistance.

Stephen Prude

 

[RICHINMINN]

There is essentially no such thing as a "generic laptop motherboard". Laptop design is so proprietary that the only thing that you can use to replace a failed/failing motherboard in a laptop is a replacement piece from the original manufacturer. And that usually means that they're very expensive. When I've worked on laptops in this condition, the easiest thing is to find an identical unit from someplace that specializes in refurbished components (like

http://www.refurbdepot.com,

and others), and then just transfer the hard drive from the failed unit to the refurbed unit. This will inevitably cost more than replacing a motherboard in a desktop unit, but laptops are just inherently more expensive than desktops in virtually all aspects.

There are a number of manufacturers that produce laptop systems that might be considered "generic", but that's only because they produce laptops that are marketed under a number of other manufacturers' brand names. This means that a motherboard from a Brand X laptop "might" work in a Brand Y laptop. (But don't count on it! They might also be as different as day and night.)

Sorry to sound so discouraging, but that's the way things are...

RICHINMINN

 

[dxd]

Here are a few online sites to check for parts..the first:

http://www.geexpress.com/

seems to have a good deal of HP and IBM parts.

The second is specific to Compaq/Digital:

http://www.nagh.com

And lastly, if you have a part number you can search for a part here:

http://www.powerorderonline.com

I would agree with "RICHINMINN" to some degree, cost wise it may be a better investment to buy a used/refurbed laptop. You will probably get a 90 day or so warranty. Not sure what these places offer on spare parts.

Good luck!
Doug
dxd_2000@yahoo.com

 

[HugoGuessit]

I deal with part suppliers for warranty work on computers at my job. I usually deal with

http://www.cpumart.com

or

http://www.mpdparts.com.

Personally, I prefer mpdparts because it'll list the prices, but cpumart is more user-friendly if you dont' know the exact part number needed. both require a user account. accounts are free to get from both.
Good Luck. hg