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(For Geeks Only)
By Joe Callison
3 November 2022
Uses for an Old Laptop
An old laptop that still works can be turned into a number of useful projects, beyond the obvious ones like turning it into a Linux or Chromebook computer.
Hint: If the battery is so far gone that it will not start even when plugged in, try removing the battery and running it only on the charger.
Ways to use an old laptop that works:
Repurpose And Reuse Your Old Laptop – The Lab – Warsaw, Indiana
Top 10 Ways to Repurpose Your Old Laptop
16 Unique Creative Projects to Reuse Your Old PC
Ways to use an old laptop that does not work:
Things you can make from old, dead laptops
Hint: For information on laptop disassembly, try searching on YouTube for a video on the disassembly of the laptop model or one very similar, or try searching for a service manual for the laptop model. HP is particularly good about making service manuals available and sites such as ifixit.com have many repair guides available.
