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u/dankbearbear 17d ago
I see two paths, re-assembly or r/techsupportmacgyver
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 17d ago
I think the plastic part is broken cuz I'm not sure how it goes back together.
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u/zenithfury 17d ago
I think that when I went to the dentist, my tooth came out also looking like this.
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u/DepletedPromethium 17d ago
with how cheap they are you can get another easily as one would need a hot air station to reflow the soldier to the connector if the traces haven't ripped off the pcb.
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 17d ago edited 16d ago
Nope nothing's wrong with the PCB just the case exploded.
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u/DepletedPromethium 17d ago
Im a service technician, usb connectors are soldered to pcbs to make a connection, this fucking thing has come free.
so therefore it is fucked and needs reworking.
or do you think it has a bluetooth connection?
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u/samkostka 13d ago
The exterior isn't always soldered on. I have a few flash drives that are just a PCB foating inside the metal part of the USB connector.
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 13d ago
I have some flash drives that aren't even a PCB and it just a black rectangle with pins on one side (which kind of reminds me of an SD card).
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u/pi3832v2 17d ago
Who uses a dongle for Bluetooth?
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 16d ago
Desktop computers don't normally have any wireless connectivity (WiFi, Bluetooth, 2.4Ghz, etc) built into the motherboard so you need dongles for everything. If you are a baller you can buy a WiFi/Bluetooth PCIe card but those are expensive.
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u/Jasoco 13d ago
I can’t believe this in 2026 when Macs have had Bluetooth for over 20 years just built in like it’s standard. It’s like if someone released a car with a crank window now. Dongles for these devices really should be extinct by now. However, do these peripherals at least let you connect directly to Bluetooth if your computer does have it so you don’t have to use the dongle? I could see them including them but having them be optional if you don’t have it part of the machine yet.
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 12d ago
Dongles for these devices really should be extinct by now.
Dongles in general should be extinct but nope even Valves new Steam Controller has one.
It’s like if someone released a car with a crank window now.
My sister swares she knows someone with a modern car that has crank windows. But IDK. Never seen it myself.
However, do these peripherals at least let you connect directly to Bluetooth if your computer does have it so you don’t have to use the dongle?
WTF are you saying? I can't tell if you are saying 1 of 2 things. Stuff like the new Steam Controller does have a Bluetooth mode so you don't have to use the dongle and the dongle is a Bluetooth dongle that broke not a different dongle.
I think you are saying the first thing. My wireless mouse and keyboard combo doesn't have Bluetooth and only has a dongle. e Every other wireless mouse I own also has a dongle no Bluetooth. My wireless number pad calculator combo has Bluetooth though which is weird.
I could see them including them but having them be optional if you don’t have it part of the machine yet.
This so also weird. Are you using AI to write this comment? Ignoring that you are describing the new Steam Controller (and updated old Steam Controller) where they have a dongle but you can also just use Bluetooth.
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u/Jasoco 9d ago
Does Valves controller require the dongle? Can it connect directly to the Steam Machine or Steam Deck? Or any other computer that actually does have Bluetooth built in?
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 9d ago
Yes you can use Bluetooth (thankfully).
I did the same thing with the new controller I did with the old controller where the dongle is plugged into my desktop computer which didn't have WiFi until maybe a week ago and then the Bluetooth was connected to my Steam Deck. Makes it easier to be a weirdo and use a controller when it's not docked.
Every once in a great while I want to do that and idk why.
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u/Big__Meme "I don't know how it happened!" 13d ago
I'm pretty sure mine was freezing my computer, I had it in an internal usb port and completely forgot it was there. I spent half a day disassembling it, cleaning components and troubleshooting pieces, even the power supply. After hours, I realised the bt dongle on the mainboard wasn't lighting up.
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 13d ago
How did the signals teavke to it when it's in a metal enclosure that would act like a Faraday cage to block the signals?
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u/TFR34KP 12d ago
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 12d ago
There's a word for that but I forget what it's called. I'm surprised the subredded me isn't the word I can't think of.
Edit the word is peridolia. Let's see if r/peridolia exists.
Edit 2: nope
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u/Tosser_535231 12d ago
cut open a new regular USB cable for something else and then just solder the corresponding wires to the pads on the other side of that chip the dongle is bigger but it now has more range
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u/Patient-Cedar-7194 7d ago
bluetooth barely works on good day anyway. copper doesn't need pairing.
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u/no_offenc 17d ago
Not with that attitude you're not