Cause of Problem with Connector for Flexible Cable [COLUG]

[Jim]

"Andrew J. Barr" wrote:

> Jim wrote:

> > What the heck did the previous owner^H^H^H^H^Hgorilla^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Howner 
> > do to break the sliding locking piece? 
> 
> I'm not entirely sure, but knowing this person, I'm not entirely sure I 
> _want_ to know. I do know that they both ended up broken because of an 
> attempt to repair just one of them, but how this even became a situation 
>   in need of remedy in the first place is beyond me.

Probably caused by pulling on cable without unlocking the connector first, 
caused by that special combination of impatience and ignorance. 
We all have various shades of ignorance, but when working with 
delicate stuff, impatience is just plain stupid. 

Of course, impatience and ignorance have their benefits. 
Particularly, that you got a free laptop.