[ltp] Broken USB Port R31

[Jason Brooks]

Yes it could be fixed. You will need the service guide from ibm.com.
Take the system apart with the directions in this guide.  The usb port
will need to be put together again by pushing the plastic into the
proper position. You may need to glue the plastic peice to keep it
from comming apart again. You will probably need to re-sodiered the
port back on motherboard. don't try to use it without having a repair.
You can kill the chipset.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Simon Royal <mrsimonroyal@gmail.com> wrote=
:
> Ted
>
> I might just give it a miss. I do have another port, dont use USB very
> often and have a USB 2 PCMCIA card if I really get stuck.
>
> I have a laptop engineer mate, but he is 20 miles away and I dont drive.
>
> Simon
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Ted Frater <ted.frater@virgin.net> wrote=
:
>> Simon Royal wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I just managed to damage my USB port on my R31. The one on the back.
>>>
>>> I pushed my wireless stick in too hard and it now wont pick up
>>> anything in the port. Luckily I am not totally scuppered as I do have
>>> a side port too and push comes to shove I have a USB 2 PCMCIA card.
>>>
>>> The back port is not totally broken. It seems the plastic bit has been
>>> pushed in. Is it possible to repair it?
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes,
>> but a Thinkpad laptop =C2=A0bench man's time is =C2=A350.00 per hr.
>> It will need a complete strip down to the bare motherboard.
>> Find another thinkpad motherboard, unsolder the usb =C2=A0port
>> Unsolder the damaged one
>> solder on the replacement,
>> reassemble.
>> Test.
>> 2 to 3 hrs work. plus getting it to him and getting it back.
>> expensive learning curve.
>>
>>
>>
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