Loose IDE pins. Suggestions please!!!

[portarinos]

I recently received as a gift from a friend a bare A1200 motherboard but the IDE connector seems to have 2 loose pins. What do you suggest i should do? Try to solder them (if sth like that could be practically be done) or could i replace the ide connector with an new one? Any tricks and hacks?

[keropi]

hey man!
just try to solder them, I don't see any other solution...
and missing? how come? they were bend/broken?

[rkauer]

What pins?

Can u post a photo?

[Colani1200]

keropi wrote:
missing? how come? they were bend/broken?

I had that phenomenon with an A600 once. Lost a whole bunch of pins without really straining the connector or anything. Very strange, like the pins got porous or something. Maybe some poor quality revision  :getmad:

[Homer]

I've seen it with NavMan GPS pcb's, which have a similar pin arrangement. They pull off the pcb when you lift the cable off   :cry:

[amiga92570]

they certainly shouldn't pull off the board as they are thru-hole on the 1200. :getmad:

[amigakid]

I'd tap it with a soldering iron

[motorollin]

Get a Blizzard with a SCSI kit and then let the IDE connector rot ;-)

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moto