Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:13:03 -0500 From: rye chip Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: 26 pin zif socket replacement Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:52:09 -0500 Message-ID: Organization: NNTPGW User-Agent: vBulletin USENET gateway X-Newsreader: vBulletin USENET gateway X-Originating-IP: 76.252.1.178 Lines: 29 X-Trace: sv3-q6ZbHNcEsj0VUXWC2e/syhxzBJgOeeZH5PJ0+7yvtmPJnUqY0DvKSjP7vq+F1+xNOwwIFIHyyeGShwH!niuAanR+L5jZB8ieJQ7kZT1Z1466vwAtKomwWVxycppwOJ8wrQjXkyHGm85Ooc4ucA== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Lines: 1 X-Original-Bytes: 2189 X-Received-Bytes: 2352 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.laptops:1599 [image: http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/chad18E/rt4/1003121106.jpg] I want to fix my mobo's zif for keyboard.Really hope I didn't run into another dead end forum.Really really hope I don't just get a "mobo replacement" "you need the right equipment" reply.Besides the obvious zif socket missing,mobo is perfectly fine.I know I need certain equipment,can someone tell me what that is?...please! I know their is a site somewhere that sells zif sockets in bulk,how else could these pc companies do repairs?I'm still looking around for one. This one is almost exact http://www.laptopparts expert.com/i-5087815-keyboard-connector.html laptopparts expert.com/i-5087815-keyboard-connector.html Doesn't say # of pins but its in same line model,aspire.Might call & talk to them to find it. I can't believe how hard it is to find detailed motherboard repair guides on the internet.All I find is very simple stuff like cpu,hdd,mobo,ram,& screen replacement etc,applying thermal,reflow,& reballing.Yes the last 3 might be hard for most doing it the first time.The others are pretty straight fwd. Why is it so hard to find more technical guides? Sorry pic isn't HD.No dots are touching each other.I got a circut writer pen to do fill ins.