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I recently bought a “for parts” DSI off of Ebay. The lower screen was broken, but I’d replaced a DS lower screen and figured I could handle it. I used the instructions on this website to begin the disassembly of the unit, when I got to the point where you disconnect the power cable from the mobo (step 9) I ran into a problem: the entire connector, not just the cable, came off the mobo. Is there any way to reconnect the mount point for the power connector or is this a matter of suck it up and send it out to a repair tech? I’m going to look at under a magnifying glass and hope I can solder it back on, but I’m not certain that will work. Any suggestions most appreciated.

replace the power button assembly or the motherboard.witch ever one

Hi, have the same problem. I soldered red and black wires directly to two very little metal pads placed just on the motherboard, to the left, i mean nearer to the wifi module. But I got no result: console screen makes a little flash and then got off. I suspect there might be another connections to be made but as i’ve broken the whole mobo dc connector can’t imagine what else. Thank you.