[Laptop - Connectors] - Using laptop parts to build a PC

[Flavien Huynh]

Hi all,

I have an old Toshiba CS110 laptop, of which I would like to use the
keyboard and the LCD screen to connect to a mini ATX motherboard.
I already searched the web, but without success.

My questions are simple :
- How can I convert the laptop keyboard cable into a PS/2 compatible
connector ?
- How can I convert the laptop LCD screen cable into VGA compatible
connector ?

Thanks !
Flavien

 

[TWINBLUE]

My questions are simple :

My answer is simple... While this may be possible to do If you have to ask you
can't do it. I have seen hundreds of questions
of this sort but I have NEVER seen anyone
post: "I DONE IT!". NEVER, EVER! So, while it may be possible I would suggest
saving a lot of time and forgetting that you ever even thought about it.

TWINBLUE

 

[Gary Tait]

Hi all,

I have an old Toshiba CS110 laptop, of which I would like to use the
keyboard and the LCD screen to connect to a mini ATX motherboard.
I already searched the web, but without success.

My questions are simple :
- How can I convert the laptop keyboard cable into a PS/2 compatible
connector ?

You need a chip to scan the keyboard matrix (much like the chip in a
normal keyboaed, but coded to work with the laptop keyboard matrix),
and convert that to PS2.

- How can I convert the laptop LCD screen cable into VGA compatible
connector ?

You need a VGA to LCD adaptor board, very expensive,

 

[Flavien Huynh]

Hi all,

I got two technical answers to my questions (also posted to
comp.sys.imb.pc.hardware.misc), and to sum up, what I want to do requires:
- a fairly good technical knowledge
- an equally fairly good amount of money.

I don't think I really am going to invest in any of those fields, so I'll
try using a real mini PS/2 keyboard and a VGA LCD screen to replace the
laptop ones.

Are 13" VGA LCD horribly expensives ???

Flavien