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Lost iSight & Bluetooth by botch optibay installation

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SnapperUK

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Original poster
Oct 25, 2007
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London
I have just installed an optibay in my late 2008 15 inch 2.8GHz C2D MBP (5,1). However I rushed it and have screwed up, not the actual installation, the hard drive mounts and works fine. But, I think I have damaged a black cable connector just behind the optical drive compartment. I thought the connector pulled out vertically but it actually slides out horizontally and I have at least damaged the cable's interface, possibly the motherboard's too, although I don't think so.
As a result I have lost bluetooth and isight. The airport did initially go too but I reseated the cable and have got it back.
I don't use isight or bluetooth, so it is not a massive deal and this machine is about to get relegated to my second tier as I have my new MBP being delivered tomorrow.
Obviously would like to get isight and bluetooth back if I could.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Could anything else have gone than I might not have noticed yet?
 
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Mic seems fine.
The input level in sound system preferences flicks up when noise is made close to the machine.
 
Yes, it is definitely that cable. I have tried resetting it but I think I have broken the right hand edge of connector and possibly one or two contacts.
Is this a easy part to replace?
 
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