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Laptop Converted to 2nd Monitor

Step 5Mounting

Mounting
So far, everything fits. I didn't get a picture of it, but the strain relief on the USB plug connected to the side of the card reader had to be shaved down, as it was in the way of about 1mm of motherboard.

It is also a good thing to take such careful measurements, since laptops tend to have tight tolerances anyway. In the second pic you can see the almost non-existent clearance of the sound I/O board to the DVD and motherboard.

The colored twisted pair wiring has been soldered in place of the original power button, power LED, and card reader activity LED. Again, UTFSE for SMT soldering techniques.
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