Oh, I do feel your pain. I've been going through this with my laptop repair guy. Each time I take it in it comes back with something else broken and now I have an ugly USB thingy, instead of a card inside, to deal with...said they work better. Hmph...I don't think so. I'm going to bite the bullet and take it somewhere else. I'm darn tired of paying them to do an exam on it each time they break something. Wishing you the best with your machine!