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danele

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Ps3 Fat - Broken Dvd Drive Data Port
« on: July 31, 2011, 07:52:00 AM »
Hi

snapped the little latch off the data cable connector on the mobo side, now the drive's data cable wont stay put..

i tried placing the cable in port and taping it down, but the drive wont read any discs..

any ideas on how to fix it or to make it work?

thanks

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danele

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Ps3 Fat - Broken Dvd Drive Data Port
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 09:05:00 AM »
ok i got it working by putting the little catch back over the cable inserted into the port, and putting silly putty on both sides.. reading discs now

wondering if its a good idea to keep it like that tho, maybe someone knows about a more permanent fix.. (replacing the port isnt an option..)
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Ps3 Fat - Broken Dvd Drive Data Port
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 02:38:00 AM »
QUOTE(herman69 @ Jul 31 2011, 05:51 PM) View Post

If it's working like that, just leave it, won't do any harm.


cool herman, i was just wondering if theres a better, more stable way of fixing it on there, as it isnt my machine (fixed a YLOD for a friend) and dont want it to come undone. crazy or hot glue maybe...?
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