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Hello, The cable lock/socket hinge on the motherboard of my Zenbook broke off after I misjudged it for one with a slide lock and pulled it out. Afterwards I also lost it. Now obviously the zenbook has no connection to the touchpad. Here’s a picture of the connector without the hinge: http://i57.tinypic.com/2vxhs3s.jpg How do I fix this? Can I replace the connector? Can I fix the connector? Could I maybe swap the connectors (i.e. put the working connector from the touchpad on the mainboard and then replace the touchpad)? Its such an annoying mistake and I feel really stupid I hope you can help me. best regards Alex
Try using a hot glue gun. The glue is too thick and dries too fast to spread into the actual connection. I also doubt it’ll melt any of the cable sheathing, but just in case, heat up a drop, wait a sec or two and see if you can mold it into the joint with your fingers.
Hello ledieu, did you find a solution for your problem? Same happened to me just know. Would be great to hear from you!
No I haven’t But if you try the hotglue I’d like to know if and how well it works. For me I have it half fixed with tape and folded paper to hold the cable in the socket But sometimes the connection drops
