Thread: IMPORTANT! If you want HELP in case of a bricked Garmin device, please follow this

Originally Posted by Neil

nuvi 5x seem to have a problem like 14xx where the USB socket connections to the MO are prone to fail. Try taping the cable to the rear of the case to put some slight upwards pressure on the usb plug and see if the connection to the PC becomes stable.

A more permanent but still easy to realise solution could look like this:

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