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Broken usb port,where do i get it repaired if at all??

secret1 · 2006-06-15 01:04:26

I have an Inspiron 6000 and one of the usb ports is broken (bit of it was left in printer connection). Can it be repaired? any idea where and at what cost? Need laptop for work and cannot be without for long.......... Help please......

15-06-2006 1:04am

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secret1

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I have an Inspiron 6000 and one of the usb ports is broken (bit of it was left in printer connection).
Can it be repaired? any idea where and at what cost?
Need laptop for work and cannot be without for long..........
Help please......

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#2 15-06-2006 1:09am

Esel

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Buy a USB hub and run it off a working port? Not expensive - some of the pound shops have them for €2!

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#3 15-06-2006 1:18am

secret1

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Hey thanks a million! never thought of that! (can hear the penny drop...)
Very new at this computer stuff............

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#4 15-06-2006 9:24am

Tom Dunne

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Or you could buy a PCMCIA card that will give you extra ports.

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