Dear Lazyweb, I am whoring for laptops I don't need again.

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I may have a chance to get my hands on an HP Compaq NX9105 Notebook PC motherboard. Just the motherboard, in working order. I'm having no luck finding a dead NX9105, and am wondering what other HP models have the same form factor, such that a dead one could be brought back to life with this enviable beast machine of a motherboard.

It looks from the hardware manual (PDF) that anything from the Pavilion ZX5000, Pavilion ZV5000 (ZV50xx, ZV51xx), Compaq Presario R3000 (R3001, R3002, R3004, R3010, R31xx, R32xx) or HP Compaq NX9100 (also NX9105, NX9110, NX9115) lines would be close enough; most likely the R3000 or NX9100 lines (and almost certainly anything NX91xx). The question, of course, is how close enough is "close enough."

Your experience is welcomed. Anyone have to handle these corporate beasts in practice?

p.s.: Liz just won a dolly lottery. :-O