installing a HDMI port on my laptop

[c4pt1n54n0]

Hey guys, I just wanted your opinion on this, I took my laptop apart a few days ago to clean it out, and while I was in there, I noticed that the board had a spot for an HDMI port, as well as the appropriate pinout, so my question is, would it be as simple as ordering a port from an electronics wholesaler, and soldering it on? i know my cpu/gpu physically support it, but do you think that HP would have disabled it or anything? I KNOW that if it could work, I can do it, I just want to be more sure it is physically possible before I do any modding.

I'm not very familiar with the imbedding of photos, but this says it should work on forums..lol

if that didn't work, then heres a direct link to a pic of the board

http://tinypic.com/r/90rubk/5

 

[c4pt1n54n0]

oh, laptop is in my sig, if you were wondering, sorry!

[FireFox]

If the laptop didn't come with a HDMI port then it was probably done for a reason, I personally wouldn't bother

[extremescouter]

If the laptop didn't come with a HDMI port then it was probably done for a reason, I personally wouldn't bother

 

I would have to agree. I don't know what the video outputs are on that laptop, but couldn't you just get an adapter?

[c4pt1n54n0]

well, the only other output is VGA, and i have a theory about this laptop. See, it is a "Walmart model" meaning, yes, it is/was sold in Walmart stores, but, as I've come to notice with many other items sold in facilities such as the aforementioned, the items sold in these stores seem to be of normal brands, but of lesser quality, or lesser features, as with some bicycles, take Schwinn bicycles, for example, they make a quality bicycle, but you will get a better one at a bicycle shop, than at Walmart. I have come to the conclusion that this be one of those occasions, it would cost too much to design and print new boards, so they removed some of the 'premium'  features, and sold it to Walmart for less. Just a theory. I am fairly confident it will work, from a physical standpoint, but i don't really feel like piecing together drivers if it's a software issue