Hey /g/ents Took my laptop apart to clean the fan. Then I found

If you do it correctly, very likely.

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Location for it

The laptop is a Lenovo G580.
Would be sweet to have 4 usb-ports, instead of the 3 it comes with

I was always curious about this, PCB has place for a header, if you just solder it, will it work.

Never cared enough to actually backwards engineer anything.

>>59016263
Wait I thought there was originally a usb port there, never mind then, it won't work.

i think you could just replace it with the same board from a different Lenovo model that has that port populated, like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-N585-USB-Audio-Card-Reader-SD-Port-Board-with-Cable-Cable-LS-7986P/282256377701

but no guarantees

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>>59016366

Might give it a try

But as far as I can find, there is no difference on this board and the one I already have (a part from the port it self) it doesn't even miss any other components

>>59016246
follow the traces back and see if it goes to the controller

>>59016768
Multilayer PCB

Does the laptop chassis have a slot you can take off for it?

If you want, solder some wires to it and actually connect it to an appliance like a flash drive. IF you want to save some time first check to make sure 5v is available on the port in the first place with a meter.

>>59016980
Not as such. But I could always cut a slot in the plastic.

>>59017017
Don't have my meter handy at the moment

>>59016246
It probably isnt activated in the controler, soldering it there will do nothing, it is just a waste of time.

>>59018774
Anyway to activate it?

>>59016246
Wash your hands, Op. You look like a brown person.

>>59018903
Can't run from that.

I am a brown person

>>59016246
show the other side
also very likely you will need to solder in capacitors or other crap on the same board on top of port itself, and in the end getting a hub will be cheaper and 100% working

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>>59019152

I don't see any difference between this >>59019273 and this >>59016481 so it will most likely work.
Fastest way is soldering a cut USB 2.0 cable into there, because it's much easier than just a socket.

>>59016246
Fire that sucker up and check for proper USB voltage.

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>>59018903
Ewww, someone flush that poo down the loo!!!