[Nottingham] OT: Laptop repairs

[Norman Wilson]

its worth checking all the usb ports for damage as a short can cause these
problems. shouldn't imagine the usb controller has been damaged as they are
usually part of the motherboard chipset and further problems would
materialise. it could be a daughterboard that has failed.

I would go with the PCMCIA card as USB port damage isn't always covered by
any warranties or extend warranties and the £75 will be diagnosis only and
mainboard for laptops can be very expensive.

On 27 October 2010 08:20, Peter Adams <praest76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> 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.
>
> Has anyone got experience of the local Newark or Nottingham laptop
> repair places and can recommended one? I can't really afford to
> replace it at the moment and would rather get it repaired if possible.
> My girlfriend is currently stuck using her old laptop which lost it's
> portability when the screen fell off.
>
> There is a place advertising £75 laptop motherboard repairs but I'm
> wondering if that is too good to be true.
>
> --
> Peter
>
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