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hi everyone,

in a recently bought T400. one of the usb-ports just failed. when pulling off a MF628-umts-modem, the plastic nose from the port stuck inside the plug. when lenovo was called up about it, they quoted a ~130€ repair fee, and suggested that this was most likely caused by the user, and that the customer would have to prove otherwise.

I quickly checked around on the net, and found this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=350291

apparently, it is not a single case. anyone else having the problem?

thanks,
w

I have had the same problem. Currently looking for a replacement connector (I've soldered the old ones off the system board) See this post on notebookreview

They are the same as those on T61. Busted T61 boards are more common

ok so what is the fix? replace motherboard? replace USB sockets? Dump thinkpad all together for having [censored] USB connectors?

what has everyone/anyone done to solve this?

thanks eto

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=99286
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=105129
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/R-L-Series- ... a-p/301526

thanks rbs10000