Re: [Thinkpad] USB port on T40 physically broken, sort of

I wouldn't bother the seller either; I'd just call Easy-Serv, say you've got several
problems with the USB ports. When they send the box to you, make sure to mention every
little thing that isn't perfect; they'll probably replace all those pieces.

Before you call, get the serial number off the bottom and check your actual warranty
expiration date from
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/warranty/warranty.vm.

Deanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hoff" <
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 21:51 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] USB port on T40 physically broken, sort of

> I am not sure of the most elegant way to reply to a thread in digest
> mode.
>
> RE: My USB ports, I got the T40 in perfect shape on EBay for 1049.00
> freight incl. It's a 2373-19u and it should have about 21 months of
> warrantee left. It's great, battery and all, but one USB port is a
> slightly loose fit and the other is missing the black plastic peg and
> one of the pins is bent away--but it still works almost always. That
> bent pin must be a redundant ground or something.
>
> I do not want to nitpick with the EBay seller because the unit had more
> stuff than he advertised and it is almost perfect.
>
> I could definately use it the way it is until failure *or * fix it
> myself *or* get a port replicator *or* send it to IBM and pay them
> hundreds (not covered, I think) *or* --and this is my question--can I
> find a USB Hub that connects to the computer not by the USB port but by
> Bluetooth or even 802.11B? That would be the coolest--I could set down
> at the desk and not plug in any cords except power.
>
> > From: "Bill at thinkpads dot com" <>
> > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T40--are both USB ports supposed to look
> > identical?
> > To: "Jim Hoff" <>, <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Message-ID: <0f4201c48136$aa1dbff0$0500a8c0@T42p>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > the ports SHOULD look pretty much the same..
> >
> > how do you know one is damaged..??
> > if it is physical damage then you might have to live with it until you
> can
> > afford to have the repair done..
> > i DON'T think its on a daughterboard..
> > but check the HMM to be sure..
> > i would not get into soldering on a multilevel board..
> > but you might luck out and find it IS a small daughterboard on the
> system
> > board..
> >
> > if it has JUST FAILED then unless it is a 2378 model with one year
> warranty,
> > call support and send it in, like bruce says.. :-)
> >

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