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    Compal FL90 Touchpad Flat Flex Cable

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by zknafein, Aug 18, 2009.

  1. zknafein

    zknafein Newbie

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    Hi.

    I disassemble my compal FL90 to clean it, and in the proccess i think i break the flat flex ribbon/cable from the touchpad to the motherboard. I don't have the laptop there, im at work, i remember that this cable has 6 pin (maybe 7).

    Can someone tellme the exact cable?? and i online shop to buy it?

    Thx.

    PD: sorry about my worst english.
     
    zknafein, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Are you sure it's dead?
     
    Ayle, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. Daniel Hahn

    Daniel Hahn Notebook Evangelist

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    Double check the connectors... I failed to connect it correctly two times... it's kinda tricky to find out the right way to plug it in, because the connector is mirror-inverted. However, it seems to be a bit sensible because I somehow broke one of the LEDs (the one indicating mute) :-/

    Edit: OK, nevermind, I thought you were talking about the touch panel. What makes you sure you broke the cable, any indication?
     
    Daniel Hahn, Aug 18, 2009
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  4. zknafein

    zknafein Newbie

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    Well, i plug the touchpad ribbon to the motherboard a few times, whith the same results. I try to flip the cable, the conector of the motherboard to the touchpad, and the conector or the TP to the MB, and no works. I asumed that i break some PIN.

    In the panel, i break too the mute LED, its strange because the first time, when i assembly the notebook, the LED light very well, but after a reboot, it never bright again... For me its ok, because i hate that brightly LED... :D

    I bought a new cable, in ebay, AWM 20798 E234897 80C 60 V VW, thats the ribbon of the touchpad, butttttttttttt its 12 PIN, i need the 6 PIN, i hope i can split the cable in 2 PIN ribbons....

    Thx for your help.
     
    zknafein, Aug 19, 2009
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  5. Ayle

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    ...How did you manage to break so many things?
     
    Ayle, Aug 19, 2009
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  6. NJoy

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    I was just about to ask the same question LOL =))))
     
    NJoy, Aug 20, 2009
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