Why not spend $35 for a 2-port PCMCIA USB2.0 card? It just slides into the 
PC card slot on the side of your notebook.

HH



"anangrymouse" <anangrymouse@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Maybe somebody can help me.
>
> I have a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop.  The USB prongs got all 
> smashed
> up so I need to replace the ports.
> I ordered a USB card which is supposed to be the right one for the model.
>
> I have some questions before I start.  I tried the Toshiba url but there 
> are
> no instructions for this repair.
> I have a schematic but there is no opening in the back above where the usb
> card is supposed to go.  The nearest
> opening is the one for the hard drive.
>
> My beginning question is:  when I take out the battery, does the hard 
> drive
> lose configuration.  I
> will back everything up, but I need to know ahead of time if I loose
> configuration and have to make a fresh install
> of the operating system and the programs.
>
> My second question is: when I disassemble the computer, do I take off the
> entire back or try to open the various small
> areas clearly designed for inserting things like hard drives.
>
> I have done work on my desktop of a simple nature, but I have never gone
> into a laptop before.
>
> Any tips anyone before I start?  Thanks.
>
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