Question USB not recognized after few minutes of using on an old Lenovo laptop ?

Sep 3, 2023
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I have an old school Lenovo ThinkPad X120E laptop. It doesn't recognize USB after few minutes of using USB ports, and sometimes a BSOD screen.
It doesn't support third party PCIe cards like I already tried wifi but bios show error for third party network card.
*Built-in Bluetooth the only connectivity option left on it*
How can I use USB device on it, any trick plz ?
 

Misgar

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There comes a time in every laptop's life when too many parts have died and you have to let it retire gracefully. Now might be good time to consider a replacement.

That's assuming we're talking about the Lenovo ThinkPad X120E laptop and not some desktop PC with the same model number.

Is your Lenovo X120E this laptop from circa 2011?
https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-x120e

The thing that confuses me when you say your X120E "doesn't support third party pice cards".

Do you mean PCIe cards (as normally found in desktop computers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

Or PCMCIA / PC Cards for even more ancient laptops?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Card

If you could upload a photo of your machine that would be helpful.