Somewhere on teh intarwebs Ray wrote:
> I have an eight-year-old HP ZE5300 laptop which is still in pretty
> good shape except for the screen.
>
> My question: Can I simply remove the entire top, plug the laptop into
> an LCD monitor, and essentially use the laptop as a desktop?

As long as ther is no switch gear in the lid then the answer is; Probably.
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.