Resolved iBook G4 12", 1.33Ghz Trackpad Cable Damaged

[gokhantonyukuk]

Hello everyone. I bought a used iBook g4(12'', 1.33ghz). I wanted to upgrade ram & HDD. Ram was easy but HDD part took a lot effort. I managed to get removing trackpad cable. I was pretty gentle while trying remove trackpad cable from logicboard. But i heard some crack & saw 2 lines from motherboard holder removed during process. I pressed the cable & to logicboard holder. Opened the ibook but trackpad not worked. U can see damaged part from image. Is there any way to fix it or it's hopeless?

 

[Alexis Trinquet]

If you're lucky to not have ripped off the solder pads or feeling like taking a huge gamble, you could try to resolder the pins but know you're going to need a very steady hand and extra care to not melt the connector.

But... If you ripped the solder pads and a bit of the traces, you'll have to find a way to restore the broken traces. Maybe with bodge wires.

 

[gokhantonyukuk]

If you're lucky to not have ripped off the solder pads or feeling like taking a huge gamble, you could try to resolder the pins but know you're going to need a very steady hand and extra care to not melt the connector.

But... If you ripped the solder pads and a bit of the traces, you'll have to find a way to restore the broken traces. Maybe with bodge wires.

Thanks for the answer. Someoneelse helped me to repair it. It works now. But he warned me not to damage it again. So I'm afraid to replace the HDD

 

[Alexis Trinquet]

iBooks are notoriously difficult to service (namely, tons of screws, hardly accessible components), on the other hand PowerBooks seem to be easier to service or open up.

 

[gokhantonyukuk]

I managed to upgrade HDD too, inspired by 8-bit Guy's method. I didn't plug out cables but I was pretty careful. Everything works fine so far