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Marelo · 01-15-2009, 07:14 PM

I already have a real netbook (Lenovo Ideapad s10), and the old laptop is a 15-incher with 1 hour battery life :P. The reason I want to dissect it is the thing is falling apart. Really. I've had to send it in 4 or 5 times now in the ~2.5 years I've had it, and I've found out that one of the things they fixed before broke again: The power jack is loose and will eventually stop allowing me to charge the battery.

I thought about it some more, and I could definitely use the processor in a media center/torrent box, especially with how cheap hdds are. And I already knew that the memory would only be compatible with another laptop, but hey, 2GB spare for my s10 if the stick in there dies.

I guess I was thinking more along the lines of, would Vista/XP drivers work for 7?

Edit: That enclosure is exactly what I was looking for. I didn't think to figure out what the size of an optical drive is :P Thanks!

Edit 2: Actually, a second look shows that the optical drive is very thin. I think it's called Slimline... This is the info on it: Pioneer Slim DVDRW DVR-K06RS

Edit 3: I'm finding enclosures that would work.

01-15-2009, 07:14 PM	#3
Marelo Napoleon Impersonator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 816	I already have a real netbook (Lenovo Ideapad s10), and the old laptop is a 15-incher with 1 hour battery life :P. The reason I want to dissect it is the thing is falling apart. Really. I've had to send it in 4 or 5 times now in the ~2.5 years I've had it, and I've found out that one of the things they fixed before broke again: The power jack is loose and will eventually stop allowing me to charge the battery. I thought about it some more, and I could definitely use the processor in a media center/torrent box, especially with how cheap hdds are. And I already knew that the memory would only be compatible with another laptop, but hey, 2GB spare for my s10 if the stick in there dies. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of, would Vista/XP drivers work for 7? Edit: That enclosure is exactly what I was looking for. I didn't think to figure out what the size of an optical drive is :P Thanks! Edit 2: Actually, a second look shows that the optical drive is very thin. I think it's called Slimline... This is the info on it: Pioneer Slim DVDRW DVR-K06RS Edit 3: I'm finding enclosures that would work. Last edited by Marelo; 01-15-2009 at 07:24 PM.