From the sounds of it, you have pulled the flex. cables out of the plug. Compare it to the new KBD. If you use a " spring hook " you can lift the plug off the MBD. If you cant buy a " spring hook " at a hobby / tool shop, they are easily made frome a bike spoke ground to a taper, and the end bent up. I may be wrong in what I think has happened, so if in doubt dont. Cables should be released with a spring hook, not by pulling on the cable.
Dell's service manual stated to "Disconnect the keyboard cable and lay the keyboard aside.", there was no mentioning to remove the keyboard connector. I hope this message will help others to remove the cable connector instead. Do NOT follow DELL's instruction above to disconnect the keyboard cable for the C840 instead remove the cable connector as Christ has pointed out.
Just want to be sure, do I just use the spring hook to pull the cable connector straight out of the MBD? Can I use a small plyer instead? Do I place the "pull tool" on the shorter side of the connector?I am afraid of damaging the MBD.
A spring hook is what I use, as the plug is stuck there, small pliers should be OK. With a good keyboard, there is the chance of damaging the plug using pliers.
I bought the spring hook and got the connector off the MBD as you said. Now I need to reconnect my keyboard. Is there a way to replace the stick track flex cable which broke off? Do I have to buy a new keyboard?
I would take out the touch-stick cable, and leave it out. You may be able to fit the connection to the KBD back on, but if not you will need to replace it. The connection may be a ZIF, ( zero insertion force ) which will have a sliding collar that will lock the cable in place.
Not to question anyone's intellectual capacity, but I would think that a statement such as "Disconnect the keyboard cable and lay the keyboard aside" would imply to remove the connector as will, given that the cable/connector are effectively one piece.
When removing a power cable from a wall socket, do you remove the cable from the connector, then remove the connector from the wall socket? No.
It is not the intellectual capacity of others that you need to worry about. The problem is the power cable is not the same as the keyboard cable. At least I hope you have noticed. Under your assumption, we should also just pull out the entire ZIF Connector(Wrong assumption). This is a learning forum, so please keep your assumption to yourself.
I removed the touch-stick cable and lifted the zif connector up to put the larger keyboard cable back in. My keyboard is working fine now. Thanks for your help.
AussieChris
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January 16th, 2006 18:00
Hi,
From the sounds of it, you have pulled the flex. cables out of the plug. Compare it to the new KBD. If you use a " spring hook " you can lift the plug off the MBD. If you cant buy a " spring hook " at a hobby / tool shop, they are easily made frome a bike spoke ground to a taper, and the end bent up. I may be wrong in what I think has happened, so if in doubt dont. Cables should be released with a spring hook, not by pulling on the cable.
Regards Chris
IDOIDO
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January 16th, 2006 20:00
AussieChris
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January 16th, 2006 20:00
Hi,
A spring hook is what I use, as the plug is stuck there, small pliers should be OK. With a good keyboard, there is the chance of damaging the plug using pliers.
Regards Chris
IDOIDO
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January 17th, 2006 03:00
AussieChris
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January 17th, 2006 04:00
Hi,
I would take out the touch-stick cable, and leave it out. You may be able to fit the connection to the KBD back on, but if not you will need to replace it. The connection may be a ZIF, ( zero insertion force ) which will have a sliding collar that will lock the cable in place.
Regards Chris
snapohead
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January 18th, 2006 00:00
Not to question anyone's intellectual capacity, but I would think that a statement such as "Disconnect the keyboard cable and lay the keyboard aside" would imply to remove the connector as will, given that the cable/connector are effectively one piece.
When removing a power cable from a wall socket, do you remove the cable from the connector, then remove the connector from the wall socket? No.
At least, I hope not...
IDOIDO
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January 18th, 2006 01:00
It is not the intellectual capacity of others that you need to worry about. The problem is the power cable is not the same as the keyboard cable. At least I hope you have noticed. Under your assumption, we should also just pull out the entire ZIF Connector(Wrong assumption). This is a learning forum, so please keep your assumption to yourself.
IDOIDO
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January 18th, 2006 15:00