Can you turn an old laptop into a desktop?

Yes, you can. Just get out your HDMI cable and plug one end to the laptop. And plug the other end to a monitor, as long as your monitor has a HDMI port.

Can you take a hard drive out of a laptop and put it in a desktop?

Because there’s “no separate power-supply connector,” that means it’s most likely a 2.5-inch IDE drive. (Newer SATA drives for laptops have the same interface and power connectors as their larger desktop counterparts.) If I’m right, you can use your laptop drive inside your desktop–but you’ll need an adapter.

Can you use parts from a laptop to build a PC?

You can use the physical hard drive. That’s about it. RAM is different, CPU and GPU are different. If you use the HDD, note that it will be slower than a regular 3.5″ 7200RPM destop HDD.

What can I do with old laptops?

Here are some of your best choices:

1. Recycle It. Instead of dumping your laptop in the trash, look for electronic collection programs that will help you recycle it.
2. Sell It. If your laptop is in good condition, you can sell it on Craiglist or eBay.
3. Trade It.
4. Donate It.
5. Turn It Into A Media Station.

Are laptop hard drives different from PC?

Generally speaking, the hard drives used in desktop PCs are 3.5 inches, while those used in laptops are 2.5 inches. A desktop HDD is approximately 4” wide, 5.8” long, and 0.8” thick, while a laptop hard drive is typically 2.8” wide, 4” long, and 0.4” thick.

What can you do with an old computer build?

We’ve also thrown in some ways to trade in your old hardware or turn it into cash.

1. Media Center.
2. Run a Geek Projector.
3. Build a Home Server.
4. Set Up a Web Server.
5. Run a Games Server.
6. PC Testing Rig.
7. Build a Digital Photo Frame.
8. Build a Frame PC.

Is it possible to turn an old laptop into a computer?

Yes, it’s entirely possible to turn an old “Geezer Laptop” into a modern machine. The problem is that you have to use pretty much all of the electronic parts from the newer machine and make sure that you can shoehorn them into the old machine.

Is it possible to use a laptop as a PC?

Typically no. Laptops use a different style motherboard than PCs, so you need adapters to be able to interchange parts. However, you can probably use a laptop CPU in a PC, and adapters for hard drives are readily available.

Should you Junk Your old laptop or desktop?

You may be tempted to junk that ancient laptop or desktop, but if it was created any time in the last decade, you’d be surprised by how much life you can get out of it. Error! In 2019, after seven years of slumps, PC sales went up by the tiniest increment—0.3 percent.

Can I install an old hard drive in a new computer?

Installing the drive in another machine. It’s actually a common approach used by computer geeks. Take an old hard drive from an old computer and install it as the second drive in a new one. Everything that used to appear on the C: drive on the old computer might now appear as the D: drive on the new one.