Curious if there are any thoughts/plans for a motherboard that replaces the 12V 3A barrel adapter with a USB-C power delivery input? This would eliminate the need to carry around a separate power supply other than a 45-65W PD that most of us likely carry around in our bag,

Re: Explore unlimited possibilities - Coolpi 8-inch touchscreen

I would like to build a tablet using the Cm5 core board and v2 carrier board used in the CM5 laptop. I have the 14in CM5 laptop and am very pleased with its stablity as a daily-driver. Shrinking it down to an 8 or 10in tablet form-factor would be ideal. I've got the touchscreen and boards in my cart on Aliexpress and am ready to pull the trigger pending any feedback on the following potential concerns:

1. Heat management (low profile heatsink/fan like the laptop?)
2. Structural rigidity (PLA 3D print case?)
3. Hardware buttons (power, volume, brightness, etc)
4. 5G Cellular Modem possibilty

Any insights/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Andy

@george Never mind. It just started working. No clue why, but I'll monitor it and let you know if it starts to get flaky.

@george Never mind. It just started working. No clue why, but I'll monitor it and let you know if it starts to get flaky.

@george I purchased to V20 upgrade and installed it with Ubuntu 24.04. It does not recognize the NVMe stick. Am I doing something wrong?

@george would you mind taking a look at this issue. I have not been able to find the instructions specific to the V20 board upgrade, so I may have missed something. I've pulled the notebook apart again and reseated the NVMe stick. I installed Ubuntu 24.04, but maybe I should have used 22.04?

I received the V20 mainboard and installed it. I followed these instructions including pulling, compiling and installing the latest kernel source, and the system boots fine, however it does not recognize the NVMe card.

@Rebel-Rider Thank you. Just odered.

@george my bad for not being clearer. I have the original notebook, and I recall you pointing us to Aliexpress to purchase a replacement main board that would provide usb-c charging and a few other new features. I was hoping to purchase the newer version of the mainboard but I cannot find it available anywhere.

Re: Cool Pi ARM Notebook Preview

Not able to find the main board upgrade for my original cm5 notebook. Any idea if they'll be available again soon? Or if there's another upgrade pathway?

@george How would I go about upgrading to a touchscreen? Can I purchase the parts somewhere and replace them myself?