Thursday, September 25, 2008

Modify Laptop's SD Card Reader

Last night I have modified my laptop (Dell Inspiron 710m)
- Change SD card reader
- Fix DVD drive connector
- Fix keyboard light
- Apply CPU Silicone

I decided to change SD card reader because the old one cannot read SD card larger than 2GB (so funny).
And I've found a very cheap card reader, only 180 BHT.
It can read almost every cards, except Compact Flash card.
It can also read SDHC (SD High Capacity) too.
I used to add USB hub, so I still have 2 USB ports available.
I did't dare to remove the old SD card reader chip, only SD card slot was removed.
Now I still have 1 USB port available.
Maybe I'll add a small webcam, or 12" touch panel. ;-)
















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