Gateway Laptop Keyboard connector on motherboard

Hello, just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to re-solder a
new 25 pin ribbon connector to a ML6700 Gateway laptop motherboard.
Connector got messed up after attempting to super glue the ribbon in
due to the locking tab missing.

Thanks

fzbuilder wrote:
> Hello, just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to re-solder a
> new 25 pin ribbon connector to a ML6700 Gateway laptop motherboard.
> Connector got messed up after attempting to super glue the ribbon in
> due to the locking tab missing.
>
> Thanks
sure, it's possible, but if you had the tools and skills, you wouldn't
have asked the question.

"fzbuilder" <travis.kaiser@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9aada6d6-5a98-4032-ac55-c98a96bd71a7@d15g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
> Hello, just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to re-solder a
> new 25 pin ribbon connector to a ML6700 Gateway laptop motherboard.
> Connector got messed up after attempting to super glue the ribbon in
> due to the locking tab missing.
>

Soldering in the new connector is relatively easy if you have the necessary
soldering skills to do the job.

Removing the old connector is a different matter all together. If it is not
done correctly, it is possible to completely wreck the motherboard. It
requires some specialist equipment beyond a soldering iron.

The way to remove the old connector is to understand that you don't care
about the old connector itself .... only the motherboard. A Dremel tool
or similar can cut up the old connector in such a way that removing it
becomes much easier.


M.I.5¾ wrote:
> "fzbuilder" <travis.kaiser@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9aada6d6-5a98-4032-ac55-c98a96bd71a7@d15g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
>> Hello, just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to re-solder a
>> new 25 pin ribbon connector to a ML6700 Gateway laptop motherboard.
>> Connector got messed up after attempting to super glue the ribbon in
>> due to the locking tab missing.
>>
>
> Soldering in the new connector is relatively easy if you have the necessary
> soldering skills to do the job.
>
> Removing the old connector is a different matter all together. If it is not
> done correctly, it is possible to completely wreck the motherboard. It
> requires some specialist equipment beyond a soldering iron.
>
>
>