N900 Hardware USB Socket

It seems that there is a USB socket hardware issue on some N900 ...

May this depends on the build date, can you help and report details on your broken device :

• http://talk.maemo.org/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=339

No reason to panic most users are not affected and it could be trivial to prevent or repair once investigated by some diy hackers...

what to do ?

Please fill ( template : nickname : build date ; SN  ; contact url or email ; notes ) , also tell hw version (" sysinfo-tool -g /device/hw-version" )

• Ha... (TBC)
• H...P... (TBC) http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=549339#1
• Sh.... (TBC)
• Z...n (TBC) : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=548915#post548915
• T... : http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/connecting-on-the-surface-an-n900-risk/
• n... : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=550378#post550378
• ... : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=550704#post550704
• ...

Also answers polls :

• http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=548177
• http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37107

Solution

• Waranty :http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Maemo-Devices/Nokia-responds-to-reports-about-the-N900-micro-usb-port-getting/td-p/629019
• DIY : may void Warranty ? http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=540344#post540344
• Repair : http://www.nokia.com/repair
• Replace by a fixed one : http://www.astel.be/Les-Nokia-N900-suivants-tardent-defaut-de-fabrication-au-micro-USB_3568
• External charger : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=45887

Misc

• Please Avoid FUD, not sure it will help : http://slashdot.org/submission/1180314/Nokia-N900-Hardware-failure---USB-port-falling-off

• http://img2.pixhost.org/images/668/1649730_img_0366_edit.jpg
• data sheet : http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/e24200011.pdf
• hardware version : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=46314&page=3