Hi All, new here.
My grandson knocked my laptop off the couch, hit on side usb ports with mouse plugged in. Later, had problems with getting ac power on the laptop, sometimes wiggled power connector and it came on, then had to wiggle usb port with mouse attached. Now no power no matter what. I took apart the laptop to see if I could resolder the connector, and in the process, lost control of the display, ripping the antenna wires off the wlan card! Now the card has one connector on it, (wire ripped off) and one connector ripped off the card. Whew! Question, can a bad/broken connection on the side usb ports cause power problems? and, Can I get new antenna cables to replace the ones I broke? I know I can get a new wlan card, have already removed the old one. Haven't taken the mb out to look at solder joints yet, taking a break while I calm down from being an idiot and breaking the laptop even worse! LOL Appreciate any help you can give me.
My grandson knocked my laptop off the couch, hit on side usb ports with mouse plugged in. Later, had problems with getting ac power on the laptop, sometimes wiggled power connector and it came on, then had to wiggle usb port with mouse attached. Now no power no matter what. I took apart the laptop to see if I could resolder the connector, and in the process, lost control of the display, ripping the antenna wires off the wlan card! Now the card has one connector on it, (wire ripped off) and one connector ripped off the card. Whew! Question, can a bad/broken connection on the side usb ports cause power problems? and, Can I get new antenna cables to replace the ones I broke? I know I can get a new wlan card, have already removed the old one. Haven't taken the mb out to look at solder joints yet, taking a break while I calm down from being an idiot and breaking the laptop even worse! LOL Appreciate any help you can give me.
