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Laptops: cheap place to get USB ports fixed

  • 21-08-2006 1:53pm
    #1
    scliffy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Hey,
    My laptop is out of waranty now
    I am in Athlone at the moment but am living in Cork
    Was wondering if anyone knew any cheap place where i can get USB ports fixed, i think there loose, dont seem to be responding at all when i try and use them

    BR
    Steve


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  • #2
    Teamhair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Teamhair


    If they are physically damaged, a repair wouldn't be easy so therefore not cheap. I'd be wary of anyone who could guarantee such a repair anyway as its a fiddly one. Your best bet is to go out and get a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card, provided you have a slot for it on your laptop. Pretty sure you can buy one for less than €40.


  • #3
    thekooman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭thekooman


    hi, same thing happened to me. had a old dell latitude ls with a 1.1 USB port and the plastic on the inside broke.
    I was going to solder it myself but found a USB 2.0 Cardbus/PCMCIA(whatever it is!) on Komplett for 25€. happy days! now have 2 USB 2.0 ports when all i had before was 1.1. make sure the Cardbus is Type II. PCMCIA is Type I on my one its the cardbus speed it relies on. No install of software needed if you have XP.


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Best do what these users mentioned (PCMCIA usb 2 cards aren't too pricey, alot cheaper than repairing what you have got), a repair person is more than likely going to replace the mainboard of the laptop as opposed to fiddling with the USB ports. Best of luck.


  • #5
    scliffy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭scliffy


    Hey,
    I had a virus in my computer and i reinstalled windows. I reinstalled the drivers from the Microsoft web site, everything else seems to work except the usb ports.
    Kinda weird. From the device manager it seems that they are installed and running properly, but when i try and access them they dont seem to work (the seem loose but dint think that should have any effect on them not working).

    Any suggestion on how to remedy this problem are more than welcome

    Steve


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    How many ports are there? Do any work, or are they all not recognising your USB devices?


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  • #7
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,387 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    scliffy wrote:
    Hey,
    I had a virus in my computer and i reinstalled windows. I reinstalled the drivers from the Microsoft web site, everything else seems to work except the usb ports.
    Kinda weird. From the device manager it seems that they are installed and running properly, but when i try and access them they dont seem to work (the seem loose but dint think that should have any effect on them not working).

    Any suggestion on how to remedy this problem are more than welcome

    Steve


    Had a similar problem where windows would not recognize the usb ports. Eventually they came back with uninstalling the root drivers I think but in the mean time I plugged in a usb hub which worked. That might have helped also otherwise it was a lot of messing to get right.


  • #8
    scliffy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭scliffy


    jimmycrackcorm wrote:
    Had a similar problem where windows would not recognize the usb ports. Eventually they came back with uninstalling the root drivers I think but in the mean time I plugged in a usb hub which worked. That might have helped also otherwise it was a lot of messing to get right.

    Never thought of reinstalling the root drivers, might be the easiest solution
    What should do bout the usb ports being loose?


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