![]() ![]() You should do the disassembly on a clean flat surface and try to minimize your movements to avoid static. Next, take a deep breath and begin disassembling your laptop. You will understand why this is important shortly. This is the area of the display between the plastic parts that frame it, where content can be displayed. In fact, measure it twice or three times to be sure you get the measurements right. Before disassembling the laptop, it is important you measure the display area as accurately as possible. I had to completely disassemble the laptop and get rid of all extraneous parts to squeeze the laptop circuitry and the LCD display into the shadow box I wanted to use. ![]() Soldering iron, drill, saber saw, and other miscellaneous tools and supplies.(In my case, I used a momentary contact SPST pushbutton switch.) An assortment of small wood screws and four 2” flat head machine screws, washers, and nuts.A 3/8” wooden dowel for making standoffs/spacers.Quick set epoxy (the two-tube mixing kind).Two pieces of 1/4” MDF (medium density fiberboard) cut to fit into the frame.A matte to fit the frame with a cutout the size of the laptop’s display.Its dimensions are: 21” W x 17” H x 2 3/8” D. I used a wooden shadow box I bought from Hobby Lobby. A shadow box type picture frame large enough to contain the laptop hardware.The larger the display, the better (in my opinion). A functioning laptop computer with a good LCD display, Wi-Fi capability (either built in or provided by a USB adapter or PCMCIA card), and power supply.Photo 1 at the top shows my finished LTPF. The laptop you use will probably be different so you will need to adapt the information here accordingly. I should also say this article describes the steps I went through to build a LTPF from a Gateway computer. A single careless step can send the laptop to the trash heap once and for all, so careful, deliberate work is definitely called for. I should caution you that a project like this is for those who feel comfortable tearing computers apart, and that have been successful in putting them back together into working order. My mind began racing with all the possibilities for a laptop picture frame (LTPF). I had wanted to buy a digital picture frame for a while, but this approach seemed much better because the frame would contain a complete, network-accessible computer that could run any applications I desired. It seemed destined for the scrap heap, even though it could still function as a portable computer.īecause of my desire to recycle, I decided to give the laptop a second life inside a shadow box picture frame that I could hang on the wall. Such was the case with a laptop computer that had a broken hinge, broken Wi-Fi, and a broken sound system. As a techie, I have accumulated a lot of hardware over the years, and it pains me when I have to get rid of things that are old but still potentially useful. ![]()
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