I did something similar, but with the (keyed!) ribbon connector. Embarrassingly,...

		sanj on May 31, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I Learned From Fixing my Laptop's Motherboard I did something similar, but with the (keyed!) ribbon connector. Embarrassingly, I fixed it with a solder, luck, and a replacement pin made from a paperclip. Necessity is the mother of invention. And functional TiVos.