Removed hard drive ribbon cable from Mobo female adapter

When exchanging my regular hard drive for a Seagate hybrid SSD on my ATIV Book 8, I accidentally removed the ribbon cable from the motherboard adapter--now I cannot replace it. The small clip on the adapter is broken and though I have tried to tape down the cable, the computer states "No SATA Port 1 Available." I cannot get the cable to reseat nor can I find a way to boot up the computer. Does anybody understand why the adapter has multiple pins on both the bottom and top sides of the adapter? Can anybody suggest a way to have my computer recognize my hard drive again? Thanks!

(This may be a second posting as I cannot find my earlier post, sorry!)

 

Can you post a few images of the cable and adaptor? If its the same that I remember, you have to slot in the cable and the brown lock closes on a hinge over it.

 

Thanks,

At the moment Uploading of images is Failing--sorry! Will try later.

The female adapter on the motherboard is very tiny. Your advice seems correct but the snap-down is what has broken. The adaptor is now "open" and there is no way to connect the cable to it, other than just placing it there where surely it won't stay.

But I repeat: why are there pins on the top side as well as on the bottom side of the adapter? (By the way, my snap-down button was black. Some images show it as white.

Many thanks, Lew Marquardt

 

I think the wires just go in and up around making it look like there are pins at the top. If you get the snap down button and place it perpendicular to the socket, will it slot back in the teeth where it's supposed to go? I was able to snap one back in for my keyboard on a different laptop which if I recall correctly has the same kind of plug/adaptor.

 

Thanks but I have tried inserting the cable further into the slot but it seems too short to curl up into the adaptor any further. I have also tried re-placing the broken snap-down tab different ways, but again to no avail; the broken off part looks like a tiny comb with closed ends--almost as if contact could be made through the tab. I'm sorry I still can not upload any images for you. I have sent an e-mail to Samsung but so far no response from them. I'm getting pretty bummed out--but still persistent.
Any other ideas or places where I might acquire a snap-down tab?
Many thanks again!

 

Maybe try get the snap down tab and put it flat next to where it is supposed to be. Align the left side of the comb teeth, slide it in and then the right. It will probably still be loose but carefully turn it up on the hinge, insert the cable and when you turn it back down on the cable it should be tight and lock down.


Sorry, I didn't mean the flat plastic cable curls, just how the wires in the slot look.