On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 08:20, Peter Adams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:praest76@gmail.com">praest76@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi folks,<br>
<br>
I have an Acer laptop here that's recently stopped acknowledging any<br>
attached USB devices as well as it's own keyboard and track-pad (which<br>
I'm guessing are attached via internal USB connection?) I suspect the<br>
USB controller has died, but my knowledge of the internal workings of<br>
laptops is limited.<br>
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Has anyone got experience of the local Newark or Nottingham laptop<br>
repair places and can recommended one? I can't really afford to<br>
replace it at the moment and would rather get it repaired if possible.<br>
My girlfriend is currently stuck using her old laptop which lost it's<br>
portability when the screen fell off.<br>
<br>
There is a place advertising £75 laptop motherboard repairs but I'm<br>
wondering if that is too good to be true.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br></font></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Just to warn you it might cost you a lot more than £75: That's probably just for a diagnosis, with parts and labour on top.</div><div><br></div><div>Due to the highly integrated nature of the hardware most of the time, the replacement part is the motherboard. If they can't locate one from a dead laptop with a good motherboard, that can cost a fair bit.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-- </div><div>Rich</div></div>