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USB PORT DAMAGED
I have a computer that I have been working on for someone with a brand
new motherboard. Just built the computer 3 months ago. About 2 weeks later they had turned it off and turned it back on and it would not come on. I checked it over and over and finally noticed a USB port socket was damaged. I took it out and sure enough the computer came back on. Well now then they have done the same thing to the integrated sockets on the mother board. My question: Is there a way to fix this without getting a new motherboard? The computer will turn on the fan will come on but the motherboard will not respond. No beep no nothing. I have seen suggestions of taking them off with a soieldering*sp* gun but hoping there is a better alternative. If those are the only 2 options does anyone have some advice on how to get the ports off? there are 2 of them one is 2 usb ports the other is 2 usb ports and the network connector. I believe both of them to be damaged. |
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gummybear68 wrote:
I have a computer that I have been working on for someone with a brand new motherboard. Just built the computer 3 months ago. About 2 weeks later they had turned it off and turned it back on and it would not come on. I checked it over and over and finally noticed a USB port socket was damaged. I took it out and sure enough the computer came back on. Well now then they have done the same thing to the integrated sockets on the mother board. My question: Is there a way to fix this without getting a new motherboard? The computer will turn on the fan will come on but the motherboard will not respond. No beep no nothing. I have seen suggestions of taking them off with a soieldering*sp* gun but hoping there is a better alternative. If those are the only 2 options does anyone have some advice on how to get the ports off? there are 2 of them one is 2 usb ports the other is 2 usb ports and the network connector. I believe both of them to be damaged. you might as well just remove them if they are damaged... if it does not work...you may as well replace the mobo and charge them for it hopefully they will have learned something! |
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"gummybear68"
wrote in : I have a computer that I have been working on for someone with a brand new motherboard. Just built the computer 3 months ago. About 2 weeks later they had turned it off and turned it back on and it would not come on. I checked it over and over and finally noticed a USB port socket was damaged. I took it out and sure enough the computer came back on. Well now then they have done the same thing to the integrated sockets on the mother board. My question: Is there a way to fix this without getting a new motherboard? The computer will turn on the fan will come on but the motherboard will not respond. No beep no nothing. I have seen suggestions of taking them off with a soieldering*sp* gun but hoping there is a better alternative. If those are the only 2 options does anyone have some advice on how to get the ports off? there are 2 of them one is 2 usb ports the other is 2 usb ports and the network connector. I believe both of them to be damaged. Does this "someone" understand that you unsoldering those ports means they won't have those ports anymore (unless they have enough free slots to use expansion cards to replace the lost ports)? Have you actually found replacement port assemblies to replace the ones you intend to remove? Does this "someone" also understand that you may end up ruining their motherboard in trying to unsolder not only the connector leads to the motherboard but the higher heat to unsolder the mounting tangs? Are the dual-USB and dual-USB-with-NIC port assemblies actually separate of the other ports, or are they part of an integrated I/O backpanel? Are you charging this "someone" for your time and parts? If so, wouldn't it be cheaper or, at least, less risky for them to get a replacement motherboard? After all, they're not going to learn to handle their equipment with better care if you cover their butts for them (pain is an excellent teacher). -- __________________________________________________ _______________ ******** Post replies to newsgroup - Share with others ******** Email: lh_811newsATyahooDOTcom and append "=NEWS=" to Subject. __________________________________________________ _______________ |
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"do_not_spam_me"
wrote in m: Removing the USB sockets won't restore motherboard operation unless the sockets are somehow so mangled that they're shorted. But people who manage to break so many sockets should probably not use the motherboard's own USB sockets and instead should buy a PCI USB 2.0 card Actually I was thinking the OP needs to get their destructive fingers away from the system unit entirely. Attach a USB hub and let them destroy that and then just get another USB hub. I can just imagine the damage already done to the CD-ROM tray and floppy drive by these computer huns, and wonder if the power button still works or if they have to yank the power cord now. You do not want to use a soldering gun on a motherboard. A soldering iron is much safer, but 40-50W is needed for 4-layer circuit boards because of all the heat absorbed by the power and ground plane layers. Using a regular heat gun can be tricky and can easily cause a foul-smelling fire to break out (practice on an unneeded board -- outdoors). Soldering "guns" also use electricity through the tip which can also go into the circuitry from which you are adding or removing components. Desoldering can be done by suction or with copper braid that drinks up solder. Be wary of the cheapie solder suckers. They can generate static. But then we're assuming the OP will take the needed anti-static precautions. snip -- __________________________________________________ _______________ ******** Post replies to newsgroup - Share with others ******** Email: lh_811newsATyahooDOTcom and append "=NEWS=" to Subject. __________________________________________________ _______________ |
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"Vanguardx" see_signature wrote in message ...
"do_not_spam_me" wrote in m: Removing the USB sockets won't restore motherboard operation unless the sockets are somehow so mangled that they're shorted. But people who manage to break so many sockets should probably not use the motherboard's own USB sockets and instead should buy a PCI USB 2.0 card Actually I was thinking the OP needs to get their destructive fingers away from the system unit entirely. Attach a USB hub and let them destroy that and then just get another USB hub. I can just imagine the damage already done to the CD-ROM tray and floppy drive by these computer huns, and wonder if the power button still works or if they have to yank the power cord now. Better yet, encourage him to install a water cooling system so he can get electrocuted. Be wary of the cheapie solder suckers. They can generate static. But then we're assuming the OP will take the needed anti-static precautions. I wouldn't dare recommend a solder sucker for any fine circuit board because they always always cause in damage to the copper, and desoldering braid is both safer for the board and extracts the solder much better. |
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