DIYer Darknezz shows how to put together a home server from a broken laptop's motherboard. It's genius, if you
have several of these lying around. The laptop used in question was in working order, except it was having trouble outputting a signal to the laptop's screen.

Darknezz kept the old motherboard, plugged it into the wall and turned it into a quiet home server. Check out more of it at the link below:

Laptop Motherboard Reborn as a Low-Wattage Server | Hack a Day