# Where To get, Compaq Presario 17XL260 Mother Brd **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 12, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316 "2008-02-12T08:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1BADGPGT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1badgpgt/32/5123_2.png) [@1BADGPGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BADGPGT)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/1 "2008-02-12T08:16:33Z")
I found one on Impact Computers for $139. Is that the cheapest around? I fried the back where the D/C plugs in. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/2 "2008-02-12T08:21:04Z")
it looks like it’s a notebook mobo, correct? that may be you best bet. I saw them going for 300-500 on other sites (or 150 for repair) g/l ---
**Author:** ![1BADGPGT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1badgpgt/32/5123_2.png) [@1BADGPGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BADGPGT)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/3 "2008-02-13T09:30:12Z")
OK, thanks. I’ve bought a few other things from them. :tup: to them. Before anyone tells me this laptaop is shit, ts like a older car…I just keep throwing some cheap parts at it and it keeps runnin. I only use it for tuning/scanning my car. …just thought I’d share that ---
**Author:** ![MoparGuy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moparguy/32/5209_2.png) [@MoparGuy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MoparGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/4 "2008-02-13T10:26:38Z")
Crack it open and hardwire the supply to the board, or put on your own connector. Had to do it once for a friends old “browsing from the couch” notebook. Unless you actually cooked the regulation, then a new boards the only way to go. ---
**Author:** ![1BADGPGT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1badgpgt/32/5123_2.png) [@1BADGPGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BADGPGT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/5 "2008-02-14T08:32:50Z")
I actually cooked the board. It pretty much started on fire and burnt to a crisp. Nothing left to hardwire to…lol ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/6 "2008-02-14T09:31:48Z")
> [@1BADGPGT](#): > > I actually cooked the board. It pretty much started on fire and burnt to a crisp. Nothing left to hardwire to…lol How do you know that you didn’t damage other components in the process? Make sure the company you buy it from has a return policy in case the board doesn’t fix the problem. Or you can be SOL. ---
**Author:** ![MoparGuy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moparguy/32/5209_2.png) [@MoparGuy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MoparGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/7 "2008-02-14T10:59:40Z")
Honestly, you should look at notebooks on ebay. For $139 you can probably get a working unit that’s sufficient for your needs. Then sell your cooked one on ebay (it’ll sell for the screen alone if nothing else). ---
**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-compaq-presario-17xl260-mother-brd/43316/8 "2008-02-14T22:33:59Z")
why dont they make “enthusiast” mainboards for laptops? It cant be that much harder to build a laptop. I swapped cpu’s on a couple of them. Seemed easy enough.