Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
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So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. I've had this happen befire under warranty, so it's not a new defect with this series of machines. The last time it happened Dell replaced the motherboard.
I have confirmed it happens with my printer over USB (HP M401n) and Xbone Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and determined it was caused by a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
This is the second time it has happened, and now I'm out of warranty. I forgave it the first time thinking it was a DOA board, but 2 failing the same way is a little suspicious and may point to a hardware design flaw.
Is there a way I can fix this permanently or is the defect unrepairable? Seeing as this is the second board with this issue, I believe Dell had a bad run of parts or the boards have a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also can accept it's not a defect that can be corrected to the point it won't come back.
I can already see a new board is just as much as a whole computer, as you can also see here:
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is nearly as much as a entire used laptop with the same CPU (4810MQ/IGP+8790M). While a motherboard is hard to justify, I'm hoping the motherboard I currently have can be repaired at the board level.
Are they any known issues with these motherboards? If so, does it impair a long term repair?
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. I've had this happen befire under warranty, so it's not a new defect with this series of machines. The last time it happened Dell replaced the motherboard.
I have confirmed it happens with my printer over USB (HP M401n) and Xbone Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and determined it was caused by a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
This is the second time it has happened, and now I'm out of warranty. I forgave it the first time thinking it was a DOA board, but 2 failing the same way is a little suspicious and may point to a hardware design flaw.
Is there a way I can fix this permanently or is the defect unrepairable? Seeing as this is the second board with this issue, I believe Dell had a bad run of parts or the boards have a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also can accept it's not a defect that can be corrected to the point it won't come back.
I can already see a new board is just as much as a whole computer, as you can also see here:
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. While I'm not buying a motherboard, I'll do board level work to fix the current motherboard I have.
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is nearly as much as a entire used laptop with the same CPU (4810MQ/IGP+8790M). While a motherboard is hard to justify, I'm hoping the motherboard I currently have can be repaired at the board level.
Are they any known issues with these motherboards? If so, does it impair a long term repair?
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
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So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
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So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. I've had this happen befire under warranty, so it's not a new defect with this series of machines. The last time it happened Dell replaced the motherboard.
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I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
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I have confirmed it happens with my printer over USB (HP M401n) and Xbone Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and determined it was caused by a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
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This is the second time it has happened, and I can no longer forgive the issue as I did the first time. I forgave it the first time because it may have been a fluke, but having 2 in a row fail the same way is unacceptable.
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This is the second time it has happened, and now I'm out of warranty. I forgave it the first time thinking it was a DOA board, but 2 failing the same way is a little suspicious and may point to a hardware design flaw.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem so it doesn't come back or is the problem not something I can reliably fix? Seeing as this is the second board with this issue, it seems like Dell either had a bad run of parts or there's a serious design flaw with the hardware. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also wouldn't put tht idea of a bad design aside.
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Is there a way I can fix this permanently or is the defect unrepairable? Seeing as this is the second board with this issue, I believe Dell had a bad run of parts or the boards have a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also can accept it's not a defect that can be corrected to the point it won't come back.
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As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
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I can already see a new board is just as much as a whole computer, as you can also see here:
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. While a motherboard does not make sense, it may be possible to repair the current motherboard.
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. While I'm not buying a motherboard, I'll do board level work to fix the current motherboard I have.
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Are they any known issues with these systems that prevent the motherboard from being repaired reliably?
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Are they any known issues with these motherboards? If so, does it impair a long term repair?
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
This is the second time it has happened, and I can no longer forgive the issue as I did the first time. I forgave it the first time because it may have been a fluke, but having 2 in a row fail the same way is unacceptable.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem so it doesn't come back or is this laptop always going to have problems with this port? Seeing as this is the second one that did it I suspect that Dell had bad runs of parts or there is a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also wouldn't put bad design aside as if it's impossible.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem so it doesn't come back or is the problem not something I can reliably fix? Seeing as this is the second board with this issue, it seems like Dell either had a bad run of parts or there's a serious design flaw with the hardware. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also wouldn't put tht idea of a bad design aside.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. While a motherboard does not make sense, it may be possible to repair the current motherboard.
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Are they any known issues with these systems that prevent the motherboard from being repaired reliably?
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
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This is the second time it has happened, and I can no longer forgive the issue as I did the first time. I forgave it the first time because it may have been a fluke, but having 2 in a row fail the same way is unacceptable.
Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem so it doesn't come back or is this laptop always going to have problems with this port? Seeing as this is the second one that did it I suspect that Dell had bad runs of parts or there is a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also wouldn't put bad design aside as if it's impossible.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact.
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. While a motherboard does not make sense, it may be possible to repair the current motherboard.
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Are they any known issues with these systems that prevent the motherboard from being repaired reliably?
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
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This is the second time it has happened, and I can no longer forgive the issue as I did the first time. I forgave it the first time because it may have been a fluke, but having 2 in a row fail the same way is unacceptable.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem, or is this problem unrepairable? Seeing as this isn't the first time it's happened, it's probably a design flaw with these motherboards. If it turns out to be a design flaw on Dell's end, I'm just going to get another system that won't be from Dell. I forgave it the first time because these things happen, but 2 failures in the same way aren't acceptable.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem so it doesn't come back or is this laptop always going to have problems with this port? Seeing as this is the second one that did it I suspect that Dell had bad runs of parts or there is a serious design flaw. Obviously I'm hoping it's just a bad part lot but I also wouldn't put bad design aside as if it's impossible.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact.
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem, or is this problem unrepairable? Seeing as this isn't the first time it's happened, it's probably a design flaw with these motherboards. If it turns out to be a design flaw on Dell's end, I'm just going to get another system that won't be from Dell. I forgave it the first time because these things happen, but 2 failures in the same way aren't acceptable.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
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* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $220 from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=24580|PartsPeople] (with frame) or $200 for the bare board, also from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
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* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $200 for the bare board from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system, the value proposition isn't there. The motherboard will cost ~50% as much as a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have in the current one. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact. If I chose to replace the system, I'd consider this one a parts E6540.
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While I'd LIKE to repair the system with a new motherboard, it doesn't make economic sense. The motherboard is ~50% of the total for a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have now. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact.
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem, or is this problem unrepairable?
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Seeing as this isn't the first time it's happened, it's probably a design flaw with these motherboards.
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If that's the case, I'm just going to move to a different system entirely. It also won't be from Dell.
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Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem, or is this problem unrepairable? Seeing as this isn't the first time it's happened, it's probably a design flaw with these motherboards. If it turns out to be a design flaw on Dell's end, I'm just going to get another system that won't be from Dell. I forgave it the first time because these things happen, but 2 failures in the same way aren't acceptable.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $220 from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=24580|PartsPeople] (with frame) or $200 for the bare board, also from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
While I'd LIKE to repair the system, the value proposition isn't there. The motherboard will cost ~50% as much as a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have in the current one. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact. If I chose to replace the system, I'd consider this one a parts E6540.
Is it possible to repair the USB port by the HDMI port (2nd incident)
Original-Beitrag von::
So my Latitude E6540 has an issue with the USB port on the HDMI side. What happens is if I plug anything into it and touch the connection the wrong way, the device will disconnect and will not work again until it is plugged in again. The problem is this is the second time it has happened, so it's not a first time defect - I've seen it before and it was the motherboard when it happened the first time.
I have confirmed it happens on my printer over USB (HP M401n) and my Xbox One Wireless receiver. When this happened the first time I tested it with two different devices and then determined it's a bad motherboard. I am using the same procedure as I did the first time.
Is there a way I can permanently fix this problem, or is this problem unrepairable?
Seeing as this isn't the first time it's happened, it's probably a design flaw with these motherboards.
If that's the case, I'm just going to move to a different system entirely. It also won't be from Dell.
As far as price for a used system vs a complete replacement this is what I found
* A complete i7 E6540 can be purchased on eBay for [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Latitude+E6540+i7&_sacat=0|$300-400]. This would be in better shape too, most likely.
* To get the motherboard from a good vendor that will back it, it would cost me $220 from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=24580|PartsPeople] (with frame) or $200 for the bare board, also from [https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=20479|PartsPeople].
While I'd LIKE to repair the system, the value proposition isn't there. The motherboard will cost ~50% as much as a complete replacement system with the same GPU and CPU as I have in the current one. On top of that, the replacement will probably be more reliable (I'd need to do an ownership transfer, but Dell accepts PayPal receipts. Doing this isn't a big deal.) I'd probably replace the hard drive for reliability reasons, but that's not part of the purchase price since I'd do that after the fact. If I chose to replace the system, I'd consider this one a parts E6540.