Repairing and Upgrading USB Adaptors

Do you need to upgrade or repair an USB adapter (WLAN, storage stick, hard drive, ...)? Here is a collection of free do-it-yourself instructions. If you have written a repair guide yourself (or if you know of a report not linked here), please submit a new entry.

USB Adaptor Repairing and Do-it-Yourself Builds

Linksys USB BT100 Class 1 Bluetooth Adapter	Bluetooth a Mile Away: With a simple antenna modification to a USB Bluetooth adapter, you can extend your wireless range to record-setting distances.
NetGear WG111v2 54 Mpbs Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter (Dongle)	Disassembly picture gallery.
4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna	Make 2.4GHz parabolic mesh dishes from cheap but sturdy Chinese cookware scoops & a USB WiFi adaptor.
N.N.	How to assemble a USB portable hard drive?
USB BendLight	Attaching a LED to one end of an USB cable.
N.N.	Recycle a laptop hard drive using it in an external USB enclosure.
N.N.	How to make a short USB cable.
Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter 54 (WLAN Accesspoint)	Disassembly instructions with pictures.
N.N.	How to make a Homer USB stick.
N.N.	How to build an USB stick into a Lego(tm) brick.
Sandisk 256 MB Cruzer Micro	An illustrated Lego(tm) Jumpdrive conversion guide.
Sandisk 512 MB Cruzer Micro	The Lego(tm) USB flash drive.
SanDisk Cruzer 512 MB	How to cast the USB stick in clear casting resin used to make paperweights out of scorpions or flowers.
N.N.	How to fit an USB memory drive into a Lego(tm) brick.

Adding a USB Port to a Laptop or Notebook

Apple iBook G4 14.1'' 1GHz	How to add an internal USB BlueTooth dongle.
Averatec AV1050	Adding an internal USB BlueTooth module.
DELL Inspiron 8500/8600	Adding an extra USB port.
DELL Latitude CPx	Adding internal USB BlueTooth.
IBM ThinkPad i1400	HOW-TO: Laptop resurrection and upgrade, battery revival, membrane keyboard repairs, trackpoint transplant, adding USB ports and wireless LAN.
Sony VAIO PCG-505EX	Adding an USB port (in Japanese).