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bigfish6025
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Ok, I tried to make the thread title as descriptive as possible for my first post in this forum. I have a really serious problem that seems easy to fix, but I need some practical advice on how to do so. So here is my problem, as I presented it to the fine folks at pb fixit. Sorry I'm too lazy to reformat it.
Ok, I'm not going to force you fine people to read through that garbage. Here's the long and short of it:
I was removing the upper case to my ibook G3. I slipped and tugged too hard on the blue and white power cable that connects the power button to the logic board. As a result, the female end of the connector became partially detached from the logic board and the computer will not power on after reassembly.
So do any of you have advice on how to fix it? I could solder it, or maybe slip some tinfoil between the board and the connector.
Could any of you link me to a resource about soldering to circuit boards?
Or do any of you know how to hotwire the computer to power on?
It is frustrating that such a little problem can render my machine so useless! Fortunately, I have an ibook g4, but the g3 was my trusty backup and I would hate to farm it out for parts.
I was using your guide to swap hard drives
> with my 12" G3 and 12"
> > g4 ibooks. While removing the upper case of the
> G3, I was tugging a
> > bit too hard to get the plastic free of the metal
> skeleton beneath and
> > when it came loose it jerked the blue and white
> power cable. When I
> > unhooked the power cable, I noticed that I had
> pulled one side of the
> > plastic piece that the power cable plugs in to OFF
> of the logic board!
> > So now, of course, the power button is broken and
> the computer will
> > not start up. Any tips on how I might solder it
> back on or hotwire it
> > so it works?
> > Any response would be appreciated- even if you just tell me its only good for parts now.
PB fixit reccomends I buy a new logic board from them :black:
Thank you in advance for reading this!
Ok, I'm not going to force you fine people to read through that garbage. Here's the long and short of it:
I was removing the upper case to my ibook G3. I slipped and tugged too hard on the blue and white power cable that connects the power button to the logic board. As a result, the female end of the connector became partially detached from the logic board and the computer will not power on after reassembly.
So do any of you have advice on how to fix it? I could solder it, or maybe slip some tinfoil between the board and the connector.
Could any of you link me to a resource about soldering to circuit boards?
Or do any of you know how to hotwire the computer to power on?
It is frustrating that such a little problem can render my machine so useless! Fortunately, I have an ibook g4, but the g3 was my trusty backup and I would hate to farm it out for parts.
I was using your guide to swap hard drives
> with my 12" G3 and 12"
> > g4 ibooks. While removing the upper case of the
> G3, I was tugging a
> > bit too hard to get the plastic free of the metal
> skeleton beneath and
> > when it came loose it jerked the blue and white
> power cable. When I
> > unhooked the power cable, I noticed that I had
> pulled one side of the
> > plastic piece that the power cable plugs in to OFF
> of the logic board!
> > So now, of course, the power button is broken and
> the computer will
> > not start up. Any tips on how I might solder it
> back on or hotwire it
> > so it works?
> > Any response would be appreciated- even if you just tell me its only good for parts now.
PB fixit reccomends I buy a new logic board from them :black:
Thank you in advance for reading this!