The USB is broken, and I was told that I can get an adaptor to slide in to where the wireless card is.. but is there another option where I can use both? IBM says that on my laptop, I'd need a whole new motherboard to fix the usb.
2007-03-06 08:02:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
hmm, seems like ur in a bind... i believe there was a Serial to USB adapter, that maybe u can take advantage of ur serial or parallel port, convert one of those to a USB port and leave the wirless card where its at...
2007-03-06 08:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by Ody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it fits into the Slot.Since so many cards and the hardware are changing, the PCMCIA slot is basically being phased out, so there are many adaptors for this which can do a number of different things. Unless you can put a new Card into the Motherboard, in most cases I would probably doubt it, but worth a try at Compusa or a similar place
2007-03-06 16:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only other option I can think of is *IF* a computer repair shop would attempt to replace the USB socket.itself.
But I'm sure an "authroized IBM repair shop" would never agree to do so..... So, you'll have to find an independent repair shop.
2007-03-06 16:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋