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What are those new ZIF connectors called? Old ZIF had a white tab and locked into place. these new ones are black and doesnt go all the way up or lock back down. What am I doing wrong? This New 3DS motherboard appears to be a mix of old ZIF and new ZIF connectors. the black ZIF connectors are for the Homebutton and LCD brightness and others.
For those in the future it is the JAE FA1004SA1-R8000: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keyw…
They’re still flat cable ZIF connectors, they just don’t have locks. You shouldn’t need to pry them up to remove the cable – at least I didn’t.
What I did was take the cable out of the connector, place it back roughly where it’s supposed to go, then apply a small amount of pressure to the BACK of the connector, opposite of where the cable goes in, where the 4 connects look like a hinge of sorts. Apply just enough pressure to see the connector bend down to where it’s supposed to go. Pressing on the front of the connector, where the cable goes in, didn’t do much for me. Still can’t get my MIC to work… Still, light sensor and home button work excellently.
