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usb port not working on Dell Inspir
Name: Sector7G Date: October 25, 2005 at 12:39:36 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: Pent III/256MB
Comment:
I have a friend with a Dell Inspiron laptop. The USB port seems to be permanently broken. The DVD/CD-RW drive also seems to be malfunctioning. Is it possible to replace the USB port on the laptop? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Name: plainandsimple Date: October 25, 2005 at 13:26:44 Pacific
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IF it has a hardware fault it would need specialist repair.................
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Response Number 2
Name: bigtallboy Date: October 25, 2005 at 14:30:03 Pacific
Reply:
what is the drive doing exactly?
If you have a voltmeter and can do so carefully. plug a standard type A to type A usb cable in the computer...see if there's 5 volts between the first and last pin in the cable with a voltmeter set to measure dc volts. (I use a home-made test jig, but you can use paper clips just don't short it) If there is 5 volts then you probably had an ESD issue with the data lines (the other 2 pins in the center of the cable). common with several dell models i hear.
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