[Nottingham] OT: Laptop repairs

[Richard Smedley]

On 27/10/10 08:20, Peter Adams wrote:
> I have an Acer laptop here that's recently stopped acknowledging any
> attached USB devices as well as it's own keyboard and track-pad (which
> I'm guessing are attached via internal USB connection?) I suspect the
> USB controller has died, but my knowledge of the internal workings of
> laptops is limited.

If you want to keep it limping along without
paying for repairs, you could try a PCMCIA
USB card (£5 from ebay or computer fairs),
and a small keyboard with built-in trackpad.

 - Richard