Hardware Hackers Create a Modular Motherboard

Re:Hardware Hackers Create a Modular Motherboard by jwilliams on Wednesday August 19, 2009 @08:46PM (#774179)

This is part of the theory behind PCIe - there is a spec for a PCIe "external cabling". The idea is that you'll have your lanes cabled, and you can build a computer out of modular parts (i.e. modular bricks).

(although the main driver at the moment seems to be the ability to plug a decent video card into your laptop).

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Re:Hardware Hackers Create a Modular Motherboard by nazgulnarsil on Thursday August 20, 2009 @02:47AM (#774556)

why hasn't this idea taken off? instead of packing a high end graphics card into a laptop where it is likely irreplaceable I'd rather have a dock for my laptop that includes a bay for a better video card. hardcore gaming at home (with an upgradeable part, low power consumption on the road.

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Re:Hardware Hackers Create a Modular Motherboard by jwilliams on Thursday August 20, 2009 @04:09AM (#774629)

Yeah. Dell used to support a dock with PCI (not PCIe) plus an extra hard drive, and the usual port replication -- was great.

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