Wow you resurrected that beat down old thing.. someone really doesn't take care of their things. BTW, a quick way to see if the keyboard is responding is to try the caps lock or num lock and see if it toggles the corresponding LED. Not foolproof, but a good quick check. Thanks for the repair videos!
Wow, can't believe this works. I recently got an old R400 which is almost identical and it had the exact same issue, then I realised one of my USB ports pins were all twisted just like yours was! So I got a small screwdriver and twisted out all of the pins (as sadly I do not have soldering equipment) and it worked! It cost 1 USB port to sacrifice but at least it boots now haha, thanks!
I just love the way you got that epoxy off that solder joint, me I would have ripped the traces off as well, a great job for such an old laptop but you repair it as if it's the most expensive laptop out, you have a wonderful fixing ethos and technique. Great to watch you work
Can you please make videos of how to trace a shortage on iphone or Samsung deveices and Xbox, playstation etc thank you, really good video and you explain it very well, some ppl makes video and doesn't show everything, but your video is pure, and good to follow thank you
I find it much easier when trying to solder fiddly wires like this, to add solder to the wire first and then trim it down , leaving you with a small neat tinned tip of exposed wire. since the insulation melts slightly during soldering , its best to do it this way or you end up with too much exposed wire without insulation on
+1 ... totally agree, it's easy removeability makes it the best thing I've found for this kind of thing ... I don't even have a glue gun, I just use the mini sticks with my hot air station ...🙂
7:42 I have seen that many times, the USB ports totally fubar, some people do not understand it if a USB connector doesn't fit, to rotate it and try again, but no, they keep pushing untill is fits and don't care if the USB connector is pushed in the right way or not. Then after jamming the connector in the wrong way, the device is not recognised or the computer is acting weird, then after a while they unplug the connector and take at look at the fubar USB port, and then tak there chance on the USB port next to it, and the proces of jamming that USB connector in repeats itself again. Then when all USB ports are fubar, the coin falls that they can't fix it by themself and need professional help. Then when they bring in the laptop, they "forget" to tell you that the USB ports are fubar, but they start telling that the printer doesn't work 🙂
Great repair yet again, was your keyboard powered on normaly when using those broken ports? Or did oyu use another one? I saw this issue with USB before, but most Mainboards actually give the exact fault, that you have an USB overdraw issue.
I honestly don't know Daniel. The two USB ports were broken, and the cable to the third USB port at the rear was also broken, though that could have been my fault. Once I fixed the USB problem, it no longer stopped on the Thinkpad logo - it automatically went to no boot device, even without pressing any keys. So it seems more likely the short in the USB port was causing it to hang.
What would you recommend to someone just starting off trying to get into electronics repair? Like the steps or books or something to learning to troubleshoot
Ermmm... well you could try watching this channel 😁Also join the LER discord server, it is free and you will find a lot of friendly helpful guys and some (free) ebooks on there. Learn Electronics Repair is now on Discord! Come and join the fun and let's fix stuff together, it's free and a nice place to be. discord.gg/vam6YC8vwU Can I ask you if you have some knowledge of electronics, as at least a basic understanding is needed before you can start fixing stuff. However the only real way to learn electronics repair is to buy or scrounge some old broken electronic items and start trying to fix them
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Thankyou so much! Yes I have some experience with electronics; I’m an Instrumental & Electrical Technician as my day job. Just wanting to get into the electronic side of things to start repairing boards on the side. Where I’m from in the USA; not many electronic companies around.
@@ReelaxedOutdoors Then probably that means there is an opening where you are for anyone who learns electronic repair. Build your skills on anything you can get your hands on but probably if you intend to make a living from this then repairing 'valuable' or hard/expensive to replace items such as commercial, automotive, e-bikes/e-scooters, agricultural and industrial electronics (or maybe something more specialized like marine electronics) is one possible niche to aim for and another likely good one is collectable/retro electronics (jukebox, pinball, retro gaming, musical instruments/vintage audio etc) which you can buy faulty - fix - sell
@@LearnElectronicsRepair great advice Thankyou! Besides a fluke multimeter which I already have, what sort of testing equipment would you recommend I get to really start getting my feet wet in electronics repair?
Hopefully you are well into learning the game by now and have watched all of Richard’s videos from the beginning, if not you’ll find a couple about “what tools you need” back around video 20 or 50 from memory - a search will do the trick - best of luck to you, your in the right place with this channel! ,
hi how you doing I'm new in ur channel but i watch some videos and sound is good channel but i need to ask i live in usa and i like to start fixing amps for car and i need to buy oscilloscope but i have no idea aboutit how to use it can plz to make a video and can you explain what companies you test
my guess is they wear out the offset bits by combination of carelessness and repeated use until eventually managing to slip one in upside down, displacing the socket tab and breaking it in the process
Couldn't he have just used an external HDD reader on a 2nd PC? Seems cheaper and faster than repair, but if he needed to use the laptop further I understand why he would repair.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair I would tell your client to get a $5 USB to SATA cable, Richard, (or gift him one if he is a good client) as a quick workaround. He can then remove that hard drive, plug it into the cable and then the cable into a spare laptop USB port configured to boot from USB. The hard drive will then boot and configure itself automatically to the new laptop and be ready to go. It works....i have done it myself several times. In 10 minutes you have a working system on the new laptop, without altering that laptop at all. Unplug it and it's back to normal. Definitely worth the $5 investment if he has essential bespoke software.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair +1 ... yeah defo one end to the other here too (like in the video) with little wire ends like that, any other way would be a nightmare ... but I do agree with the hot glue ... 🙂
I would have worked from one end so you are not untwisting cores past attached ones. also remove more of the black jacket, this is station wire,it’s not a screened cable nor twisted for Linz effect so safe to peel a bit more back and make your day easier! Each to his own but isn’t this a great channel!
Hi Richard, greetings from Down Under. Good video as usual, thank you. Have you tried an UV Resin instead of an epoxy? It hardens literally within seconds with UV light, so you don't need to wait for it to set. Have been using it very successfully for quite some time now, especially in situations like this. By the way, thank you for the invite to your Discord :-}. I sure will join.
Possibly even UV solder mask may work in this situation. That cable should not see that much tension applied to it internally. With solder mask its easy to scrrape the mask off to get access to the wires underneath.
Wow you resurrected that beat down old thing.. someone really doesn't take care of their things. BTW, a quick way to see if the keyboard is responding is to try the caps lock or num lock and see if it toggles the corresponding LED. Not foolproof, but a good quick check. Thanks for the repair videos!
Wow, can't believe this works. I recently got an old R400 which is almost identical and it had the exact same issue, then I realised one of my USB ports pins were all twisted just like yours was! So I got a small screwdriver and twisted out all of the pins (as sadly I do not have soldering equipment) and it worked! It cost 1 USB port to sacrifice but at least it boots now haha, thanks!
I just love the way you got that epoxy off that solder joint, me I would have ripped the traces off as well, a great job for such an old laptop but you repair it as if it's the most expensive laptop out, you have a wonderful fixing ethos and technique. Great to watch you work
Thank you. Yes it belongs to a local shop and he has some bespoke software on there he uses with his POS (tills) so it needed fixing.
Thanks, definitely had the same problem with bent USB port pins. Once I straightened the pins laptop posted. Great video!
Can you please make videos of how to trace a shortage on iphone or Samsung deveices and Xbox, playstation etc thank you, really good video and you explain it very well, some ppl makes video and doesn't show everything, but your video is pure, and good to follow thank you
I find it much easier when trying to solder fiddly wires like this, to add solder to the wire first and then trim it down , leaving you with a small neat tinned tip of exposed wire. since the insulation melts slightly during soldering , its best to do it this way or you end up with too much exposed wire without insulation on
Hi richard i wouldn't use resin but hot glue for that it is easey to remove when needed.
+1 ... totally agree, it's easy removeability makes it the best thing I've found for this kind of thing ... I don't even have a glue gun, I just use the mini sticks with my hot air station ...🙂
very nice repair Richard :) great fault finding :) and that soldering was awesome to watch :)
when you have a small fiddly PCB it helps to tape it to the desk with some Kapton tape, then you don't need a third hand to stop it moving around.
Good one Richard.....great troubleshooting and repair....thanks.
Heya, nice repair a short in the usb port who could think of that very nicely found and very good video again
7:42 I have seen that many times, the USB ports totally fubar, some people do not understand it if a USB connector doesn't fit, to rotate it and try again, but no, they keep pushing untill is fits and don't care if the USB connector is pushed in the right way or not. Then after jamming the connector in the wrong way, the device is not recognised or the computer is acting weird, then after a while they unplug the connector and take at look at the fubar USB port, and then tak there chance on the USB port next to it, and the proces of jamming that USB connector in repeats itself again. Then when all USB ports are fubar, the coin falls that they can't fix it by themself and need professional help. Then when they bring in the laptop, they "forget" to tell you that the USB ports are fubar, but they start telling that the printer doesn't work 🙂
And - as usual - a visual inspection does the job. nicely
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Another great fix and video
Great repair yet again, was your keyboard powered on normaly when using those broken ports? Or did oyu use another one?
I saw this issue with USB before, but most Mainboards actually give the exact fault, that you have an USB overdraw issue.
I honestly don't know Daniel. The two USB ports were broken, and the cable to the third USB port at the rear was also broken, though that could have been my fault. Once I fixed the USB problem, it no longer stopped on the Thinkpad logo - it automatically went to no boot device, even without pressing any keys. So it seems more likely the short in the USB port was causing it to hang.
Thank you boss
I have fixed a few of these with this issue. Problem was a bad USB port with bridged connectors.
It's working tq
Nice fix
hi just started watching your videos ..great and very informative ....maybe you can use glue stick heated with heat machine ? ......
What would you recommend to someone just starting off trying to get into electronics repair? Like the steps or books or something to learning to troubleshoot
Ermmm... well you could try watching this channel 😁Also join the LER discord server, it is free and you will find a lot of friendly helpful guys and some (free) ebooks on there.
Learn Electronics Repair is now on Discord! Come and join the fun and let's fix stuff together, it's free and a nice place to be.
discord.gg/vam6YC8vwU
Can I ask you if you have some knowledge of electronics, as at least a basic understanding is needed before you can start fixing stuff. However the only real way to learn electronics repair is to buy or scrounge some old broken electronic items and start trying to fix them
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Thankyou so much! Yes I have some experience with electronics; I’m an Instrumental & Electrical Technician as my day job. Just wanting to get into the electronic side of things to start repairing boards on the side. Where I’m from in the USA; not many electronic companies around.
@@ReelaxedOutdoors Then probably that means there is an opening where you are for anyone who learns electronic repair. Build your skills on anything you can get your hands on but probably if you intend to make a living from this then repairing 'valuable' or hard/expensive to replace items such as commercial, automotive, e-bikes/e-scooters, agricultural and industrial electronics (or maybe something more specialized like marine electronics) is one possible niche to aim for and another likely good one is collectable/retro electronics (jukebox, pinball, retro gaming, musical instruments/vintage audio etc) which you can buy faulty - fix - sell
@@LearnElectronicsRepair great advice Thankyou! Besides a fluke multimeter which I already have, what sort of testing equipment would you recommend I get to really start getting my feet wet in electronics repair?
Hopefully you are well into learning the game by now and have watched all of Richard’s videos from the beginning, if not you’ll find a couple about “what tools you need” back around video 20 or 50 from memory - a search will do the trick - best of luck to you, your in the right place with this channel! ,
youre an old hand with the soldering, good job.
Thank you. I hope the closeup video helps others with this sort of repair, that is why I did not speed it up too much 🙂
@@LearnElectronicsRepair your work is perfect. certainly helps me out, starting to understand electronics better now.
Dude top right.
hi how you doing I'm new in ur channel but i watch some videos and sound is good channel but i need to ask i live in usa and i like to start fixing amps for car and i need to buy oscilloscope but i have no idea aboutit how to use it can plz to make a video and can you explain what companies you test
Just get another one from local 2nd hand and put swap the hdd to ssd while you're at it. Basically what I would always do :P
The point of fixing the laptop was for data recovery so another drive is not the answer. @5:55 he tells us that it has a 256Gb SSD in it
plz thank you
Changing the USB port is the solution to a problem like this, sir
shorly you would straight the pin short first before taking it apart
Yeah that makes sense
I can confirm USB cable goup removed the easiest way.😀👍
Thanks
XD how people manage to butcher those big USB ports is beyond me. Imagine the force you need to bend the pins like that.
Good question 😆
my guess is they wear out the offset bits by combination of carelessness and repeated use until eventually managing to slip one in upside down, displacing the socket tab and breaking it in the process
For finding the right usb ports or checking out usb ports I can send you 2 great tools for it. Will pop in today.
Thanks
Could you please share the info on how to find the usb ports, it would be much appreciated. 👍
@@davidroberts2920 Hi David I will make a video about it including the links to download the tools.
Would of used soldermask rather than resin.
I use Blue Tack to hold things..
Me too - but not this sort of thing LOL
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Chewing gum can get rock hard and it is cheap when used.😛I thought instead of two part epoxy,
@@anndaly9381 Now I can not argue with that logic!!!! 😁
Couldn't he have just used an external HDD reader on a 2nd PC? Seems cheaper and faster than repair, but if he needed to use the laptop further I understand why he would repair.
He has some bespoke software on here he uses with his POS (point of sale) tills in the shop
@@LearnElectronicsRepair I would tell your client to get a $5 USB to SATA cable, Richard, (or gift him one if he is a good client) as a quick workaround. He can then remove that hard drive, plug it into the cable and then the cable into a spare laptop USB port configured to boot from USB. The hard drive will then boot and configure itself automatically to the new laptop and be ready to go. It works....i have done it myself several times. In 10 minutes you have a working system on the new laptop, without altering that laptop at all. Unplug it and it's back to normal. Definitely worth the $5 investment if he has essential bespoke software.
I would have soldered the first cable, then the last, then one in the middle, then the rest and used hot glue.
I usually find I end up getting in my own way doing that, but I can see the logic of anchoring the wires at each down first. 🙂
@@LearnElectronicsRepair +1 ... yeah defo one end to the other here too (like in the video) with little wire ends like that, any other way would be a nightmare ... but I do agree with the hot glue ... 🙂
I would have worked from one end so you are not untwisting cores past attached ones. also remove more of the black jacket, this is station wire,it’s not a screened cable nor twisted for Linz effect so safe to peel a bit more back and make your day easier! Each to his own but isn’t this a great channel!
Hi Richard, greetings from Down Under. Good video as usual, thank you. Have you tried an UV Resin instead of an epoxy? It hardens literally within seconds with UV light, so you don't need to wait for it to set. Have been using it very successfully for quite some time now, especially in situations like this. By the way, thank you for the invite to your Discord :-}. I sure will join.
No I haven;t tried it but I've seen people using it. I do have a UV torch that came with some little phone repair kit (though I don't repair phones)
I've ordered some - I'll give it a try, thanks
Possibly even UV solder mask may work in this situation. That cable should not see that much tension applied to it internally. With solder mask its easy to scrrape the mask off to get access to the wires underneath.