[Sinemacula]

Does anyone know of a Mac shop in San Jose, CA that would do a little soldering on a Powerbook?

I decided to replace the dead hard drive in my Powerbook myself to save a few bucks... and in the process, managed to accidentally pull the connector for the power button's wire off of the logic board (or mother board, whichever it is)

Now I need to have it soldered back on so that I can proceed to sell the Powerbook (which I had planned to do anyway so that I can get a new MB or MBP). I've tried We Love Macs and We Fix Macs, and neither one will do the soldering.

Anyone in San Jose (or more generally the South Bay area) know of a place that would do it?

Thanks,
Scott

[Dakkon]

i have a buddy who designs wireless network cards, i could see if he would be wiling to help you out..

i belive he solders them at a component level...

[Sinemacula]

Thanks, Dakkon.

My wife is wanting me to just list it "as is" on ebay and get on with getting a new one, but I'd still be open to looking into help with soldering if I don't get it onto ebay right away (I figure it's gotta fetch a bit more if it doesn't need any repairs!)

I did realize, though, that I'd probably have to take the logic board right out, as I think the soldering probably has to be done on the other side - which may make it more of a chore than I was looking to do on a machine I'm about to sell anyway.

[twista3]

If you need any Mac help go to a store called Mac-Pro, they are awesome.
heres there info
Mac Pro Systems and Software, Inc.
1160-A Blossom Hill Road
San Jose, CA 95118

[Dakkon]

you should get it professionaly fixed or you will take a HUGE hit on ebay for the price you can expect to get.