Rx, This really depends upon how much damage was done. If the housing pulled away, but did not rip out any traces, then it should just be a matter of figuring out how to attach the housing to the MB. However, if traces were damaged, then this is getting into the "it's dead Jim" territory.
If the board is repairable, I would look for an electronics repair place to handle reattaching the connector. Thanks, Chris On 06/01/2011 11:32 AM, ryan mcgill wrote: > Hey, all. > > I picked up a laptop on here a while back. While trying to replace the > battery (which turned out to be rechargeable and non-removable), I > accidentally tore the housing from the motherboard. My soldering > skills are pretty minor, and I'm pretty sure I'm not equipped to > repair a motherboard. > > . . . Unless I just don't know how. > > So if there's anybody that does know how, could you direct me to them? > I don't want to waste any time with local tech guys who would just > poke it like I can and go: "Uh. It's broke." Somebody with better > skills and equipment? > > I can fix the rest of the damn thing myself if I can rely on the > battery being sorted. Maybe. The BIOS screen comes up, but it won't > boot from anything, so I'm not too sure. Looked like a dead battery to > me. > > *sigh* > > Ideas? > > Rx. > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
