Can a laptop's screen, keyboard and touchpad be used for a desktop?
Is it possible to use a laptop's screen, mouse and keyboard for a desktop?
Please do not suggest breaking the laptop apart or anything. Obviously, it is fine if I can not use the laptop while I am using it for the desktop.
Does anybody know in detail about KVM switch? Will something like that work for me?
All three components normally use different interfaces that are not compatible with a normal desktop.
However, you may be able to use software solutions like remote desktop, VNC or Synergy to control your desktop from your laptop.
Alternatively, you might be able to use some micro-controller and a bread-board to rig a adapter to make these components work with a desktop. Hint: most touchpads now use the USB interface for communication.
Use something like this to make a laptop screen into a desktop screen.
As for the keyboard, I'm not sure, but the trackpad is possible if it has a USB-like 4 wire module.