So I put a USB C charging port in my year 2011 laptop

[@PhobosTK]

5:30 The signal pin is used to detect how much power the charger can output. By not connecting it to a resistor or shorting it to ground the system thinks it can draw 90W.

[@sal8349]

Correct. It’s an easy fix.

[@budyniozaur]

Will shorting it to ground make it think it can take more or less power? Are there specific resistor values for the power levels?

[@PhobosTK]

@@budyniozaur For this plug it goes like this: 10K - 65W Not connected - 90W 0R - 135W 1.5K - 170W With the square one you can go as high as 230W and as low as 35W (Which is around the same power I'm comfortable passing through this particular model of trigger pcb)

[@doblejote]

Excelente información

[@finhas8865]

Yep. This is the correct answer as lenovo does make different rating power supply. The blue wire does not go to nowhere, it goes to ground. The resistor is located in the charger head. Different rating charger have different resistor value. These, if I remember correctly.

[@putraadriansyah8082]

That middle pin is used to identify the charger. So the firmware knows what type of charger you use and also it will tell you if you get a counterfeit charger

[@ashsibebytes4846]

Thanks

[@LindonSlaght]

Seems silly. Why would you want to know if it was counterfeit? Does it really matter? Or do they just want to make more money?

[@putraadriansyah8082]

@@LindonSlaght i dont know.. my laptop complains about counterfeit/unauthorized charger after I fried it's middle pin chip. Sometimes just shows "cannot determine charger type". If it can't detect the chargee type, the firmware will limit the CPU performance.. 930mhz in my case

[@armando92]

@@LindonSlaght depends on the quality of the offbrand charger, some arent properly filtered and put noise on screens. but in the end its a easy way for lenovo to say well you arent using our charger so you're SoL and on your own there

[@LindonSlaght]

@@armando92 I still feel like it's a cashgrab.

[@thatfonvdude7054]

just watched both of these laptop videos of yours after having the first randomly reccomended to me. got to say that i'd love to watch more of these types of videos, your editing style is unique and your obvious skill at beating electronics until they work the way you want them to is entertaining. i was suprised to see the five videos and few hundred subscribers after watching this, you're definitely deserving of way more. keep it up, watching people abuse/maintain electronics and buy thermal paste with really funny names is definitely shaping up to be a fun pastime.

[@evendevilscry1431]

I had the exact same experience with these videos. Its quite entertaining.

[@badger67]

@@evendevilscry1431 yeah, me too.

[@Taib_Abderrahmane]

me too

[@Zeie]

Very impressed you managed to fix that hinge, I would have given up and cried myself to sleep

[@smoozie-shroom]

Nan fr 😂

[@HectorFitch]

I will subscribe, dunno why, but I love watching you upgrade your laptop, hope you continue upgrading it, I can't wait for more

[@demitriuspandi9736]

Now plug in both chargers at the same time. DOITDOITDOITDOITDOIT!

[@bobtheblob2770]

it wouldn't do anything

[@Isentosombackmaschin]

This kind of videos is the real right to exist for youtube

[@generalbigmac_2353]

Guess I'll fix my laptops charging problem by making it usb-c compatible. Modern problems require modern solutions 👌

[@litemint09]

Great mod mate, got me subscribin, waiting for your next video.

[@taylorwillis5556]

Looking at your workbench makes me feel better about myself. Mine is just messy if not worse, and I always tell myself that I should organize and clean it up, but I work well in chaos and I know where everything is at; if I cleaned it up I wouldn’t be able to find anything. Love the content, keep it up!

[@escapetherace1943]

if you know where everything it is, it isn't messy

[@Nakarachie]

This is fantastic content, thank you. I just ordered a Thinkpad because of this video, you have inspired me

[@3emure]

Bro you can succeed very easily if you make your channel into a tech channel making pc’s old and new, I believe in you❤

[@alomex21]

First time viewer, this has to be the most chaotic diy I’ve seen. I love it

[@ogrooster69]

Awesome idea, I’d be curious to see if a newer variant using a slim tip would respond well to it or if the software would pitch a fit about it being an unsupported AC brick.

[@ligametis]

Just buy a cheap 3$ USB C to Slim Tip adapter. Or even USB c to slim tip cable for 7$.

[@ogrooster69]

@@ligametis the point would be to eliminate the need for extraneous items in the bag. Dongles get lost all the time, slim tip will eventually be a pain to get. Not that I daily drive anything on a slim tip, but it'd be a good experiment.

[@Pasi123]

From what I've seen people have USB-C PD modded T440p's so I'd expect it to be possible on other slim tip laptops too

[@sharkylal]

@@Pasi123 Yeah it seems to be possible on some forums. Im wondering about the smaller laptops

[@christianflores3437]

​@ligametis what's a slim tip?

[@DankyMankey]

Tbh, I like the rectangular ones that look like a USB-A adapter found on thinkpad produced around the mid-2010's. (My T570 does at least come with USB-C charging support tho)

[@TeH.j0keR]

I've been wondering if this could be done for a few years now, and you're the first person I've ever seen not only answer the question but also show what you need and install it.

[@bondkings]

watching these upgrade vids a year later after buying a refurb T440s, you should pull out more vids like this man, if you're still there i hope

[@sharkylal]

I wonder how easy changing the controller would be in a more modern Lenovo that uses the new rectangular plugs. I have some that only pull 65w and use that fat plug. It might be cool to 3d print a new "port hole" and swap to usb-c for the convenience.

[@jnharton]

I feel like some kind of adapter might be better as long as your port isn't broken. You know with just an inline USB-C adapter...

[@denisuya]

This opens a new possibility to build this thing instead buying an used charger. At worst case, nobody sell the charger. I believe the module is not expensive either although the charger that supports PD won't be cheap. Great project!

[@Nate1994a]

45 or 65w ones are only 40 to 60$ usd not that bad IMO.

[@thenoddingturtle]

As someone that keeps buying e-waste laptops, using my main USB-C cable for everything would be amazing.

[@vmmd8229]

Hot dem , Even type -c port you can add on this modular beast of a laptop hot demm

[@mortysmith666]

This channel is a gem, but where are you now, man?

[@zingythelemon7949]

Well it's a Lenovo so the hinge always goes. My ideapad 320s hinged is busted and I've dropped it twice. My new Dell latitude hinge feels so solid and robust.

[@Pasi123]

Well, the IdeaPad's are cheap consumer laptops while the Latitude's are business laptops like ThinkPad's

[@axurios_]

what i learnt from having many braided cables is to not trust them they always break or theres a bump sticking out of the braided part which leads it to break

[@southernflatland]

Damn, sucks about the screen hinge mounts. They DO make special types of epoxy to bond plastics, works WAY better than super glue. And given the high stresses in that area, I'd also try to reinforce it even after the plastic epoxy with JB Weld or Loctite epoxy or similar. But that's a bit easier said than done when you'd prefer to do it in such a way where the laptop can still be reassembled and even disassembled again later in the future. Tricky, but doable, I've done it that way before with excellent results. But the trick there is to get everything aligned flush with the screen hinge brackets while the epoxy cures, but also not having the epoxy cure to the brackets themselves. I found that a very light touch of WD-40 from a Q-Tip on the brackets can prevent epoxy from curing onto parts which you don't want it to. Anyways, just some thoughts on techniques to fix busted screen hinge mount points. Edit: I see you did apply epoxy around the area, good good. But I mean applying it in a way that's PERFECTLY flush, by using the hinge brackets themselves to shape the epoxy as it cures. If this is done correctly, you can REALLY fill the area in with a big gob of epoxy (use common sense where all you apply it though), and then install the brackets with a touch of WD-40 (only on the brackets, not on the casing, for any possible future disassembly), to perfectly align and flatten out the top of the epoxy. It ends up bonding with all that much stronger of a hold.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

Thank you for sharing your experience on hinge repair. My experience is to drill through the broken hinge base and use 2 mm screws and nuts to secure the hinge. I will use your epoxy technique if the hinge mounting base is not leveled with the other hinge.

[@southernflatland]

@@Frank-Thoresen I do hope it proves as helpful for you as it has for me in the past. I should probably also add, that you don't necessarily need to remove the hinges from the screen assembly to do this. Just use some pliers and carefully adjust the hinges where they sit evenly at the exact balance point while the epoxy cures. Note on that: This might not be advisable for a shop with cats roaming around LOL!

[@StarfilmerOne]

He really knows how to fix something up

[@crakaweazol]

The laptop opening process just gave me flashbacks to that time i broke the hinge of my laptop because i forgot to take out a hidden screw while opening it

[@touchegavino9580]

in my xp, that middle pin if not connected will reduce processing power to 30% if plugged.

[@DGN.Doge_]

I'm your 666th subscriber. Well done mate, I really liked the 2 videos of modding this laptop.

[@Splarkszter]

Jank shall not be shamed. Jank is an art form.

[@kald360]

Great job! Now you got a future-proof laptop to outlast that bulky proprietary charging dock. Speaking of, that extra pin in the charging connector is to signal the maximum power the charger can deliver. Some Thinkpad models would throttle the cpu frequency if you got a weak charger with no battery attached.

[@FouzaanMohammedShafi]

Please share a link to the USB-C Trigger Module if its available on any online store

[@oldtechnobodycaresabout]

I would do it on my laptop (portege z30-c) but it's made out of metal as making a hole is hard

[@parsipax6337]

my laptop needs 19v so I'm wondering if I should add a buck converter too? that'll take up too much space

[@ibrahimdeniz7308]

Its been a year, do you still have that ancient laptop?

[@manaanmattoo]

What if i loose 2 of my chargers ? I should just change the charging socket !

[@N3DArtworks]

I literally just hot glued mine (Hinges). Been around 5 years, still holding :)

[@fabiangallegos3479]

Is it possible to just connect the direct positive and negative port, and on the other side use a GAN charger that will know the amount of voltage and current needed?

[@bassfear_9952]

so the type c charging board doesnt boost any voltage it changes the adapter to output more volts??

[@OhioNews666]

By the way you can solder a gpu to the laptop and add vram right next to the fan

[@RexTorres]

This makes me want to do the same to my laptop. But I'm afraid because I'm not an expert in these things although I've already opened my laptop several times to clean it, upgrade the RAM, SSD, apply liquid metal compound. Anyway, good content! I really enjoyed this video and the previous one where you actually upgraded the CPU. Subscribed!

[@DrLamalama]

If your laptop also as pluggable connector for the charger on the PCB like this Lenovo has, you could try to buy a matching connector with a cable. This way you don't have to solder onto your Laptops PCB. You only have to solder the wires to the USB-C PD Board. The other side just plugs into the board.

[@AKAtheA]

@@DrLamalama no need to solder anything, Aliexpress sells ready-made cables...also, there are people making drop-in replacements for the original power port module.

[@AllenSchoepflin]

I would recommend getting an iFixit kit and organization tray.

[@controlissues]

I can tell you from experience the epoxy repair to the hinge will last for a while. but will be wrecked thr first time the laptop gets a little drop to a hard surface. I did the same repair to my laptop hinge. I recommend you get online and start searchiung for a replacement for the broken part. They are still out there. Good job though. And I love the usb-c port addition.

[@talibong9518]

Looks like there's pads on the board for a gpu and some vram, now that would be some upgrade.

[@zerocks88]

I beg for you to get some flux, what a great project and fun to watch! :)

[@zerocks88]

oh you absolutely have flux haha I just saw it a few seconds later .. please use it more lol

[@ashsibebytes4846]

I forget I have flux quite often lol

[@psycapitansguide7904]

good job man and tysm🥺,i did the same with my old laptop and i started a business in my neighborhood bc of your idea

[@Enderkruemel]

Why remove the cpu? Just leave it in the socket...also the pin in the middle tells the Laptop how much current the powesupply can Output.

[@AlphaFox78]

what if you plug in both chargers?! DUAL CHARGING?!!?

[@MirceaD28]

40V

[@alpa512]

*Dual burning

[@FilipNikolov-d]

Bad idea

[@DiThi]

Slightly different voltages = bad things may happen.

[@talibong9518]

It would still be 20v, the current would increase and possible magic smoke, fire or boom. Or it just charges faster.

[@grimmint5278]

The dude is funny and great at the same time!

[@chinh4thepro]

Would it have been possible to solder wires from a USB port to the usb-c port to get the full functionality since it is backwards compatible with USB 2.0? Or would it interfere with the other USB port.

[@ashsibebytes4846]

That is something that crossed my mind. But then I saw that the usb-c trigger module wasn't very friendly to solder extra wires to, and then I would need make sure that 20v doesn't feed into the 2.0 type A ports ( maybe with some diodes ?). Because the trigger module doesn't supply 5v... Then I gave up thinking about it. I would never use USB C 2.0 anyway ( and I couldn't use them at the same time). Usb-c 3.0 is a different story: I've bought a 'pci-e to USB 3' adapter and it works (only tested it once in 2.0) in the empty internal pci-e solt. I could run a USB cable from that to an extra USB C port.... An interesting option if I wanted to risk another tear down

[@The_Cracked_Anvil]

What happens if you plug both chargers in?

[@wyz5324]

that desk is lookin wildd

[@danielauen7790]

Why take out the cpu though? The cooler I understand, but theres no screws under the cpu? the only reason I can think of to need to take the cpu out is to upgrade or otherwise change it. unless you were worried about damaging the die somehow?

[@relmdrifter]

Nice work. I think I will add this to the AIO I am building.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

Recommend you to clean up your work bench. What a mess. A clean work space makes a repair job easier

[@joric]

What happens if you insert 20V barrel connector, will it fry the USB-C trigger?

[@EndstyleGG]

What a great idea this is, really want to do it to my gaming laptop but something tells me it's not the best idea to give the laptop 100w from usb c, when it thinks it can pull the full 230w...

[@christianflores3437]

Hello sir extra information. In my Zephyrus g14 2020 you need to adjust bios infor for charger to accept lower watts/volts wtf it is and it will charge while using. But if its off it will charge weird.

[@kevinduplessis4097]

Where did this channel go

[@SaiyedR]

You could buy magnetic mat for screws .

[@MohammadIrfanKamal]

Show us how it handles heavy tasks after the cpu and ram upgrade

[@apex615]

Can't wait for the next project :3

[@bobris]

I'm surprised that it charged without the signal line from the charger. I've had laptops before that refused to charge the battery (but would happily still run) because the pin in the middle had broken.

[@the_allucinator]

How quick and dirty. Nice

[@leafpirate]

they make a usb c to lenovo adapter as well

[@epicnicity916]

what happens if you plug both the USB c and the original charger in?

[@raghunandan9290]

Sp this USB C can also be used for Dara transfer ?? Did u REPLACE a USB A or USB C

[@facelessvaper]

Tbf I took my new - old acer E5-521, to SSD it & on of the hinge screw mount was snapped off the chassis (same as yours) however I think it had been broke for some time before I got the laptop - interesting idea - where did the USB C charge block come from, how much etc?

[@ruisantos4520]

My friend ... What´s wrong in charging the Notebook with the old PSU with the round connector ?

[@shadowangel-ou6bg]

So the adapters you can buy already do this? Are they safe to use? My laptop is only has a 45watt power brick which would be easy to replace with usbc charger

[@SP-ny1fk]

Not a soldered CPU? Could chuck in an upgrade?

[@vishal-yn3in]

Bro can u give the link for the type-c module

[@HiltonHeslop]

W here did you get the USB-C PD trigger module?

[@ssquirrel88]

Well damn....I'm speechless.

[@hatsunemiku6335]

If you just simply change original port with type c, it's work or not?

[@Al3ksandrOrlov]

Why did you stop uploading my guy?

[@TinShackVideos]

I feel at home looking at your work space.... :-}

[@l3ngmashup314]

Where are you brother?

[@whizzo94]

At 0.35 , who soldered the link to the 12v pin? Lol

[@tolstoyinspace7317]

come back ashsibe! i loved watcing this video!

[@jayjayare]

modular cpu?? what went wrong

[@SirQuacksalotthe1st]

thats pretty dope man nice job

[@juliawolf156]

There is no need to install the PD chip. You can buy PD to barrel plug adapter and unlike me, you can find one that fits corrently instead of having to search an adapter for hours. I have a Sony VAIO btw. Other than that: Nice video.

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

Assalamualaikum, The Thermal Pasta MUST NOT TOUCH the Green Fabric board around the Dye. The Pasta should be Baby Pea size at most. Please remove all that paste, and reapply properly.

[@nemonada3501]

That was awesome work. I may have to see what things I can try to adapt with that usb-c pd type plug module. Where did you get yours from?

[@ashsibebytes4846]

Aliexpress

[@unknownbeastgaming7264]

This was a fun watch.

[@spray_J]

nice dude keep up the good work

[@GilesWendes]

Would bad things happen if you accidentally plugged in both chargers?

[@zisebz]

this is content i really like! u should try to upgrade a lenovo thinkpad t430s, i had one and i really wanted to upgrade it myself but sadly it broke and some of the keyboard buttons didnt work i tried fixing it but sadly i failed, it would be nice to see a upgraded lenovo thinkpad t430s.

[@stroodlepup]

Hi, do you have videos on soldering new ports onto laptop boards? I have a board with an extra mini pci contacts, but no slot

[@oksowhat]

bad idea, timing matters a lot in signal processing, i dont think you can do that with that precision to fool your pc

[@Scyth3934]

you could just check yourself

[@rodneywood3399]

Hi Ash Glad I came by your video. I bought an old Lenovo ideapad 110 just to have windows to try out a DAW. The DAW and plugin I found is great but the CPU keeps crashing the DAW. Do you think doing what you did should help and is the ideapad he same thing as the thinkpad. Also having issues trying to boot from a flashdrive but it might be a format thing cause I use linux otherwise.

[@MightyElemental]

I've been looking to do something similar. My concern is the voltages since the charger isn't exactly 20v. Its like 19v. And then there's the charging speed. Idk if my laptop has a way to limit the current and to also regulate the voltage :/

[@l0k048]

there is some room for error in the voltage, and the current will be determined by how much the computer pulls, not how much the power supply has. i'd say go for it !

[@l0k048]

also, you can change the voltage on the module to match your power supply voltage. about the current, just make sure your power supply has more than the computer pulls and it will be fine

[@MightyElemental]

@@l0k048 sounds good, I'll take a look into it 👍

[@petarmiletic997]

No problem whatsoever, that's well within tolerance.I've had success with 19v laptops run on 20v chargers as well as the opposite way, 19v charger on a 20v laptop. Nothing in a laptop runs on 19/20V anyway, it's stepped down by 1 or more buck converters which can tolerate some deviation.

[@nolo1337]

might do this too my 100 dollar black friday laptop, save me some issues in the long run :D

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

Man that solder blob on the USB-C module was :[

[@mahmoudbitar6571]

good job, also was funny video mate 😄, thank you

[@manojkarajol6122]

What ic does that board use?

[@rastkob.8088]

when will the new video😀😀😄😄

[@logisticlizard1362]

could you link the aliexpress listing you bought the board from?

[@ashsibebytes4846]

AU $0.96 38%OFF | USB-C PD Trigger Board Module PD/QC Decoy Board Fast Charge USB Type-c to 12v High Speed Charger Power Delivery Boost Module a.aliexpress.com/_mKMN4cG

[@orlandokaraoke3002]

Great job utilizing the power function of the usb c connector. But what about the data? Would it be possible to also make it functional for data transfer if you were to connect a phone to it?

[@X_RayLT]

Well, the usb c Port only functions as a power port since it was connected to the power for the laptop

[@Popclone]

Great job, I want to install this in my Tesla.

[@ashsibebytes4846]

According to my guesstimations it would only take about 24 days to fully charge with a 100w USB C charger. Or maybe you could drive it for 15km every 24 hours.