Replacing Motherboard on Laptop

[mission17]

Hey everyone,

I was originally going to buy a Compaq Presario 700Z laptop from a friend for $300. He experienced problems with it before he sold it to me and he took it to a professional to get fixed and they said his mother board is shot? He is willing now to give me the laptop for free. Can I fix this problem and if I could what motherboard would you recommend for that laptop. Thanks for any information you have.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[suprasteve]

yeah it's possible and you'd use a factory replacement, but it'll be expensive and since I'm too lazy to look up the stats of the laptop, may not be worthwhile

 

[Praetor]

Of course what you could do if remove the parts from the laptop and make a desktop out of it