Difficult to see what those two pictures are.
Sorry the pictures i took were to big to add on here so i cropped em and posted em. But there pictures are of the hearnest that was ripped out from the power
still don't know what you mean by hearnest? Is there a shot of it from a little further away? If it's the I/O port then that's easily fixable but would need a clearer image.
If the ribbon was soldered in place then yes it can be an easy fix however all the ribbons I've seen aren't soldered. I'll try to get some schematics on your MOBO and see.
Thank you guilty spark. I couldn't tell if it was sollderd or not but by what you said i hope it is
Can't find a schematic for this, stupid HP site!
Is the broken end of that cable still connected to the I/O? (Usually they are a twisted pair and not a ribbon / flex.)
Im not to sure on what to say or how to word it. But both pictures(i reposted better pictures) are the cable that tore off that has metal peg like things sticking out and the other is where it tore from if that makes any since.
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if it came from the highlighted area then it should have a connector that it pushes into possibly underneath.