Touchpad ribbon cable ripped

hughjeego · 08-14-2008, 09:43 PM

Hey. I was recently trying to fix my friends laptop when i noticed the touchpad ribbon cable was broken in the middle (will upload a picture as soon as i can find the cable for my phone). Anyway, i was wondering does anyone know where i can find a replacement cable? are they a standard size like IDE cables etc, or are they laptop specific?

Thanks

azwebs · 08-15-2008, 01:01 AM

You mean the cable that connects it to the motherboard? If so, I think they're manufacturer/touchpad-type specific. If not, what the hell do you mean?

hughjeego · 08-15-2008, 10:19 AM

yea thats what i'm talkin about. tried pc world, parts master, a load of other pc shops but having trouble finding one. Anyone know any good places for specific parts? sureply SOMEWHERE will have one. I will phone advent aswell.

davesafc · 08-15-2008, 11:51 PM

try searching ebay for the same laptop and look for spares and repairs, I bought a HP zd8000 for next to nothing because the system board had water damage and all major components were missing but the bits i needed to repair mine were fine (battery bay, screen casing) Ive still got a shit load of spares for future use. you might get lucky.

Even typing in touch pad cable brings all these up :-

http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/ite...=p3286.c0.m282

08-14-2008, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
hughjeego New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9	Touchpad ribbon cable ripped - Advent 7090 Hey. I was recently trying to fix my friends laptop when i noticed the touchpad ribbon cable was broken in the middle (will upload a picture as soon as i can find the cable for my phone). Anyway, i was wondering does anyone know where i can find a replacement cable? are they a standard size like IDE cables etc, or are they laptop specific? Thanks

08-15-2008, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
azwebs Platinum Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 530	You mean the cable that connects it to the motherboard? If so, I think they're manufacturer/touchpad-type specific. If not, what the hell do you mean? __________________ In no way should my posts be taken as professional advice. Use the information I provide at your own risk. Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 3.0Ghz @ 4.5Ghz 16GB OCZ ReaperX 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM (going for 32GB soon) 3 x 1TB Seagate SATA II 7200RPM 32MB XFX GTX280 1GB OC'ed Edition in 3-Way SLi 4x BluRay Writer, 24x DL DVD Burner 2 x Samsung SM245B+ 24" (1920 x 1200) Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

08-15-2008, 11:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
davesafc New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 20	try searching ebay for the same laptop and look for spares and repairs, I bought a HP zd8000 for next to nothing because the system board had water damage and all major components were missing but the bits i needed to repair mine were fine (battery bay, screen casing) Ive still got a shit load of spares for future use. you might get lucky. Even typing in touch pad cable brings all these up :- http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/ite...=p3286.c0.m282 Last edited by davesafc; 08-15-2008 at 11:54 PM.

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08-15-2008, 10:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
hughjeego New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9	yea thats what i'm talkin about. tried pc world, parts master, a load of other pc shops but having trouble finding one. Anyone know any good places for specific parts? sureply SOMEWHERE will have one. I will phone advent aswell.