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    Possible to replace a plastic motherboard ribbon lock (4820tg)?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by iwin2000, Jan 17, 2012.

  1. iwin2000

    iwin2000 Notebook Guru

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    This is a weird question and I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help me but it's worth a shot.

    I was tweaking with my 4820TG the other day and I had opened all of the ribbon locks on the motherboard that attach to the top cover of the laptop, so that I could remove the top cover. When I was putting everything back, I forgot to lock one of the ribbon locks and when I was screwing everything back in I heard a crack. When I opened my laptop back up to see what had happened, one ribbon lock was in two pieces inside my laptop.

    The lock was for the USB Board on the bottom right corner on the 4820tg.

    Does anyone know what the name is for the ribbon locks? And are they in any way generic, can I buy them anywhere and attach them myself? Or would I need a completely new motherboard to fix this tiny problem?

    Thank you
     
    iwin2000, Jan 17, 2012
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