I smelled burning plastic liast night and mt USB port stopped working on my desktop. My question is, can I go out and get any usb port, or do I have to find one thet will speciffacly "fit" into my machine?
2007-01-03 05:38:23 · 11 answers · asked by Jon S 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Get a PCI card with USB ports on it.
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2007-01-03 05:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Any USB will fit, but I recommend you, you buy a PCI card with multiple USB ports, they work the same as the one you lost.
2007-01-03 14:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ya no estoy en Y!R por Facebook! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB ports Are famous for being generic. You can most likely go out and get a new one from a computer store.
2007-01-03 13:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by Thegrinch57 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should look at your computer manufacturer's website. It may have some answers to your question. If it doesn't, then you can get a USB hub(s) and connect it to your working USB port(s) and work that way, but if you don't want to do that, you have to find one that "fits" your machine. Otherwise it will stick out, etc.
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2007-01-03 13:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by Cheese Lover Bob 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get a PCI card that has USB ports.
2007-01-03 13:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may need another motherboard. If it burnt up on the board, something else will go wrong soon.
You can get an adapter card for around 10-20 bucks if you have an open PCI or PCI express slot. Check Yahoo Shopping.
2007-01-03 13:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Mazz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some have them built into the motherboard, but you can always but extra an usb pci card and put it in. go to the link below.
2007-01-03 13:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by Wesley C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
any usb cord will work though of the same brand is always better but i can use other peoples usb cords on my CPU but only certian programs work with them
2007-01-03 13:46:48 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say worry less about your USB posts and look into your mobo, before it burns out something else or completely. (if its onboard USB's)
2007-01-03 13:47:19 · answer #9 · answered by INOA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well depends on wat u hav right now
if u hav on-board USB ports, u probabaly cant replace them
so i prefer to go out and buy an USB ports PCI card
u just hav to slide it into 1 of ur PCI slots
2007-01-03 13:42:34 · answer #10 · answered by ransoft2004 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋