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I broke something ...

hello:

when i installed a SSD in a storeva optical bay in my macbook pro 17" mid-2010

i broke a wire as seen in the picture (you see the head broken near its insertion ...):

can someone tell me what is it ?

thanks

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@hpom that is your camera connector. Looks like the solder pads are partially tore off as well. So it's a bit of a difficult solder repair but it can be done.

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as i dont know how to do it, i think i will use an external webcam ;-)

thanks a lot, i was a little worried :-)

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