Have you ever tried inserting a USB-a male plug in...

2010-03-06T07:47:32.504-08:00

Have you ever tried inserting a USB-a male plug into a RJ-45 female jack on a laptop a mere 1/4 of an inch away and in the back? I can tell you for a fact that they do fit but what happens to the pins in the RJ-45 jack is they bend and the CAT-5 cable will no longer work when plugged into the network jack.

There are 2 fixes for this, 1) replace the motherboard on the laptop. or 2) straighten the pins. As option 2 is less expensive and sounds WAY easier. most people would opt to try to fix it (if they ever figured out that was waht happened) I can tell you from experience that on more than one occasion I have used a sewing needle and straightened the pins. This is a very difficult thing to do as the pins are about .020" wide with .020" spacing and they sit inside about .400" deep.

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Have you ever tried inserting a USB-a male plug in...