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24th December 2007, 02:41 AM #1Notebook Consultant
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How to fix loose USB port?
One of my USB ports became a little wiggly and loose after I accidentally knocked the receiver that was plugged into it. How can I fix this or tighten it back up?
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24th December 2007, 11:34 AM #2Notebook Evangelist
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Re: How to fix loose USB port?
open it up and start soldering
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24th December 2007, 05:44 PM #3Notebook Consultant
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Re: How to fix loose USB port?
What needs soldering?
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24th December 2007, 05:47 PM #4Banned
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Re: How to fix loose USB port?
Duct tape and "crazy glue", just kidding I have never done, soldering sounds correct but am surprised it still works if solders have come loose.
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24th December 2007, 06:05 PM #5
Re: How to fix loose USB port?
yep. Must of been the outer shroud/metal cage around the connector, this is soldered directly to a ground point and even if it's loose it doesn't affect connectivity. Ever seen those super thin USB drives that don't have the metal shroud ontop? see below:
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Unfortunately the only way to properly fix it is to solder that back onto the main board, but I wouldn't be too concerned about it.Apple MacBook Pro Unibody Late 2008 -> Early 2009 DIY Conversion | Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz ▪ 8GB DDR3 1066 ▪ 9400m + 9600m GT 512mb ▪ OCZ Vertex SSD 250GB ▪ Hitachi 5K500.B 500GB DIY OptiBay ▪ MacBook Air SuperDrive Mod ▪ Snow Leopard + W7 Enterprise



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