usb port damaged

[kelly bowen]

Hello everyone, I hope somebody can help. I have a Sony Vaio laptop, and the usb ports on the back are damaged. Can these be fixed?

[gussery]

I'm sure they can but they are normally integrated into the motherboard, so it is not a "do it yourself" type repair.  Might be easier and cheaper to purchase a PCMCIA(cardbus) to USB card like seen here....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006B9GE/qid=1112356626/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/103-4011780-8270249?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846