After speaking with dell the warranty does not cover “Cosmetic” issues like that apparently.

I am not inexperienced in personal electronics repair and I am able to replace the whole display but, y'know. If I can get away with just using the current display now rather than ordering a new display I'd prefer to do that.

⟐ Answered December 21, 2020 at 6:51 MST

First time posting so apologies for any errors.

I recently purchased one of these laptops second-hand because I'm going on holiday soon and up until now I didn't have a functional laptop. It was in good quality for a fair price, save for one problem: the two USB ports on the right-hand side of the laptop are non-functional.

This isn't a major problem since I have a USB hub I can use but I decided to open the laptop up to see if there was anything I could do about it. I have novice-level experience with repairing laptops so I hoped I could spot any obvious errors. I didn't have any luck with repairing the USBs but I did notice that the section of the motherboard they are connected to appears to be modular:

I am confident in my ability to replace it but the problem is I have no idea what this part is called, let alone where I would begin looking for a replacement (or if it's even modular at all). Does anyone know what this part is?

Thank you in advance.

⟐ Answer accepted March 19, 2023 at 11:08 MST

⟐ Answer edited October 31, 2023 at 1:52 MST