ok this will prob. be an answer for jrichker or anyone else that has a lot of computer experience... i think my friends computer is toast... i measured the resistance of the wire from the comuter to the end of the wire for pin out 46 and it is all the same... im gonna pull the computer out tommorow and see what the resistance is between pin out 46, 40 and 60 to confirm this... if all else fails i will throw in my computer an see what happens....