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    I broke the touchpad clip- Help!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rayman222, Dec 5, 2009.

  1. rayman222

    rayman222 Newbie

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    I replaced a hard drive on my Sony Vaio VGN-NS215N.

    When removing the touchpad retaining clip, I broke the white plastic retainers. I tried to repair the problem by installing the black retaining bar, installing the ribbon cable tightly and securing both with electrical tape. I should have worked, but does not. A mouse works, but the touchpad will not. I installed a new driver,thinking it was not installed on the new drive but no luck.

    Anyone have any suggestions?

    Thanks!
     
    rayman222, Dec 5, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    I doubt if you will be able to fix this. The white retainer is more than just a retainer if I remember correctly. I belive it actually clamps down the connections onto the ribbon. Just pushing the ribbon into the connector will not cause complete contact. Can you take a CLEAR closeup picture of the parts you are talking about INCLUDING the spot where the white retainer should go?

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Dec 5, 2009
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