RJ45 on motherboards...not connecting properly

Chimp Paradox · 2 Dec 2014 at 19:08

My computer downstairs will not "click" at all into place when I insert a network cable. Anyone else have this problem? Its stupid because it means there is nothing stopping it from coming out...

toodoo9011 · 3 Dec 2014 at 09:46

Try a different cable.

lude1962 · 3 Dec 2014 at 09:58

If the clip on the cable is fine then its the socket, the part on the socket that keeps the cable in is very very small in the region of 2 1x1mm protusions, if these are knackered then basically its unfixable.
The socket will still work.

Chimp Paradox · 5 Dec 2014 at 04:11

seems like its that then, as its the same with whatever cable

Doomedspeed · 5 Dec 2014 at 06:13

My dad had the same issue on a old PC (as above it was the clips which were worn) we just made sure the cable was packed up to the wall so it couldn't physical fully come out. It worked a treat.

On Holiday · 5 Dec 2014 at 07:13

Use a toothpick

bledd · 5 Dec 2014 at 07:57

Someone has ripped the cable out and broken the socket.

Buy a gigabit network card and fit a new one. Check if you need pci or pci-e. Then disable the on board lan in the bios

Chimp Paradox · 5 Dec 2014 at 16:23

not an option here as its mini itx on the board. Tiny HTPC

teenwolf · 5 Dec 2014 at 16:26

silicone around the cable

Alienfish360 · 5 Dec 2014 at 16:30

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/rj45-connectors/8208198/

And get soldering

McGraw · 5 Dec 2014 at 16:38

Well I'm king bodger so would probably tape it or maybe even a tiny dab of superglue depending on how permanent you want things.
Can you wedge it I'm with some cardboard?

bledd · 5 Dec 2014 at 16:51

You could gluegun in a cable end that goes into a short cable, the put a joiner on that.

Personally, I'd go upside-your-head on the person who broke it and make them buy a new motherboard.

MasterOC · 6 Dec 2014 at 10:22

I did this to my last machine , eaisest solution for me would be whoever did it tell them to stand there holding it in

Chimp Paradox · 6 Dec 2014 at 11:10

I think ill put up with it for now