You can find motherboards and other components on eBay. http://www.laptopinventory.com/ http://www.laptopinventory.com/ has a very good catalog and excellent ho

You can find motherboards and other components on eBay. http://www.laptopinventory.com/ http://www.laptopinventory.com/ has a very good catalog and excellent how-to videos. I have done parts replacement on a few of my laptops (screens, keyboards, touchpads) and if you have ever added RAM to a laptop the process for the other components is not really any different.