Replace Motherboard Connector

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Chuck

You can try to carefully straighten the bent pins. You do NOT want to try
replacing the connector, as removing the old one can easly damage the MBD
beyond repair.
Disabling the on board controller and installing a plug in I/O card may
work, if the MBD BIOS allows you to disable the on board controller.
 
I'll say it for the No Consequence poster, what's it got to do with XP?

With that behind us, here's what I've done in the past for such a problem.
Slightly work the 2 pins upwards with a miniature blade/slot screwdriver, if
they are an outside row. There is a special tool that can further
straighten them. Another is using the HDD led connector or a HDD/CD jumper
as such a tool.
 
How To Solder? The pins are bent. Data Cable Motherboard Connector. Can
it be replaced? Or removed and resortered?

I removed and reconnected the DATA cable from the Motherboard to the 2
DVD-RW drives.
The last 2 pins are bent over. If the Motherboard is removed, is there a
DATA cable connector replacement or is that part soldiered onto the
Motherboard?

Compaq Presario

~ Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache


061 PX786AA-ABA
SR1500NX
NA530 0n41411RE101KELUT00

~ System Serial Number: CNH5191Q20

~ Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Kelut 2.02
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.15 06/06/2005

~ 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

~ Display
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 [Display adapter]
ViewSonic A71f+ [Monitor]
 
That was good info.

I will try to bend the pins. Using a smsll blade screwdriver they are both
up and straight except for one.

It is sorta bent in the middle at 5 degrees. Will needlenose pliars work?

Both pins are on the end of the connector. If they dont work where and how
much is the cheapest momo?

I ran Belarc but it does not list the socket type. I need to buy the
cheapest replacement momo but what utility will list the socket type?

Thanks for your tips.
 
I have bent a few pins in my time .........with a very small flathead
screwdriver and a set of tweezers I managed to straighten then out. It
requires a little patience and a steady hand but it can be done.
You seriously need to work at it........
..chances are you bought your Compaq with XP and programs preinstalled.This
would make that an OEM version which most likely is tied to that MOBO.You
would be unable to reinstall XP unless you get the exact same mobo from
Compaq.Did you even get a CD with the system?? is it a full OEM XP CD or is
it a Compaq Recovery CD???
Yes you can run a System with one HD and one DVD on the same
controller....make sure the HD is the one with the OS on it and the DVD is
configured as slave on that connector cable.
peter
 
The PC has 2 HD's and 2 DVD-RW's. The Data and Power cables were removed.
1 HD and 1 DVD were connected to the Data cble and the Power cables were
connected to both pieces. But the PC only sees the HD and boots up OK into
Win XP Home.

Is it possible to use 1 HD and 1 DVD on the same Data cable until the mobo
is replaced?
 
Thank you for the info. I will call Compaq and make sure of the mobo.

There were no CD's but I used PC Tools to create a Compaq Recovery CD which
I have used on 4 HD's while testing.

But all were on this mobo.

All the pinouts were removed from the Sony DVD to allows cable select but I
will test again with Slave selected in the pin out.

Thanks for all the tips.
 
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You may be able to support the pin on one side with a small screwdriver, and
bend the tip towards the screwdriver,
This leaves the pin with a reduced bend in the middle, but a tip that may
not be pointed up. A gentle application of force on the pin may allow you to
bend the whole pin in the right direction. (Or, if things go awry, break it
off) The idea is to get it bent back just enough that the sloping surface of
the plug can push it towards the plug socket.
 
How To Solder? The pins are bent. Data Cable Motherboard Connector. Can
it be replaced? Or removed and resortered?

I removed and reconnected the DATA cable from the Motherboard to the 2
DVD-RW drives.
The last 2 pins are bent over. If the Motherboard is removed, is there a
DATA cable connector replacement or is that part soldiered onto the
Motherboard?

Compaq Presario

~ Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache


061 PX786AA-ABA
SR1500NX
NA530 0n41411RE101KELUT00

~ System Serial Number: CNH5191Q20

~ Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Kelut 2.02
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.15 06/06/2005

~ 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

~ Display
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 [Display adapter]
ViewSonic A71f+ [Monitor]
Click to expand...
Explain how this relates to the OS? You are asking in the WRONG
group.

Ask elsewhere.
 
NoConsequence said:
How To Solder? The pins are bent. Data Cable Motherboard Connector. Can
it be replaced? Or removed and resortered?

I removed and reconnected the DATA cable from the Motherboard to the 2
DVD-RW drives.
The last 2 pins are bent over. If the Motherboard is removed, is there a
DATA cable connector replacement or is that part soldiered onto the
Motherboard?

Compaq Presario

~ Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache


061 PX786AA-ABA
SR1500NX
NA530 0n41411RE101KELUT00

~ System Serial Number: CNH5191Q20

~ Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Kelut 2.02
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.15 06/06/2005

~ 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

~ Display
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 [Display adapter]
ViewSonic A71f+ [Monitor]
Click to expand...
Explain how this relates to the OS? You are asking in the WRONG
group.

Ask elsewhere.
Click to expand...
And just how is "windowsxp.HARDWARE" the "WRONG" group?

IMNSHO you're just a trolling topic nazi.

PLONK!
 
It all worked out. Many folks from MS Newsgroups, Cnet and HP Forum gave
great advice. So I disconnected the PC and brought it outside in the
sunlight where I cook hog cracklins.

Someone suggested using a flat blade screwdriver. Also to straighten bent
pins using the tip of a ballpoint pen. I used the screwdriver first and got
them both up.

Then I shot one of my pigs and while waiting for him to finishing bleeding
tested with the ballpoint pen. Supporting the pin with the blade and using
the ballpoint pen to finish the top half of the pin they looked very
straight.

Then I put the hog cracklins frying. Reinserted the 2 DVD's, Harddrive and
Floppy drive. Connected all the Data Cables very slow or slowly. Using
both screwdrive and ball point pen - and it worked well.

Brought it all inside, connected all cables, started up, burned all my music
files to a DVD as a test. Everything is really zooming.

Went outside and scooped up a large bag of hog cracklins. Eating them with
my Jambalaya while posting this message to you. You really saved me the
cost of a mobo.

Regards ~ Sir Gary @ New Orleans
 
NoConsequence said:
How To Solder? The pins are bent. Data Cable Motherboard Connector. Can
it be replaced? Or removed and resortered?

I removed and reconnected the DATA cable from the Motherboard to the 2
DVD-RW drives.
The last 2 pins are bent over. If the Motherboard is removed, is there a
DATA cable connector replacement or is that part soldiered onto the
Motherboard?

Compaq Presario

~ Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache


061 PX786AA-ABA
SR1500NX
NA530 0n41411RE101KELUT00

~ System Serial Number: CNH5191Q20

~ Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Kelut 2.02
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.15 06/06/2005

~ 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

~ Display
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 [Display adapter]
ViewSonic A71f+ [Monitor]
Click to expand...
Explain how this relates to the OS? You are asking in the WRONG
group.

Ask elsewhere.
Click to expand...
And just how is "windowsxp.HARDWARE" the "WRONG" group?

IMNSHO you're just a trolling topic nazi.

PLONK!
Click to expand...
Broken HARDWARE has nothing to do with the OS, ass.
 
The problem is that everyone is New Orleans eats Hog Cracklings, Alligators
and Chicken Jambalaya so they don't have enough jail space but if President
Hilary Clinton builds a new prison here we will have to turn the pigs out
wild into the swamps and eat that Red Neck food like they eat in Texas and
Mississippi.
 
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