Toshiba Satelite P305 bent VGA pins connectors on motherobard.

[mlong219]

Hi All,

I replaced the VGA card on a Toshiba Satelite P305, and I mistakenly bent 7 pins when reconnecting the VGA cable:doh:. What is the best way to try to get these back straight again? This connector is VERY small. I thought about cutting a old credit card to see if that would help straighten them out. My main concern is the first one which looks like its bent near the bottom. Are there any tools I could get that could help with issue?

Thanks.

 

[nickrivero]

Hi All,

I replaced the VGA card on a Toshiba Satelite P305, and I mistakenly bent 7 pins when reconnecting the VGA cable:doh:. What is the best way to try to get these back straight again? This connector is VERY small. I thought about cutting a old credit card to see if that would help straighten them out. My main concern is the first one which looks like its bent near the bottom. Are there any tools I could get that could help with issue?


http://www.lwintegrationtest.com/tmp/vgaconnector.png

Thanks.

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