Dell XPS L502X Touchpad to Motherboard Connection

Hello all,

I just replaced the SSD in my XPS L502X, it runs great. But the only problem is, when I was replacing the hard drive, I broke the little black connector that holds the touchpad wiring to the motherboard. You can see in this picture that the wiring for the power button has the plastic piece in contact and is fully connected:


I have tried getting the touchpad to work without the black piece, but it wont. Pressure must have to be applied for it to work, because even when it is fully in, it just won't work. I have searched for a replacement part, but I could not find any.

Does anyone know of any alternatives like electrical tape that might work?

All help is greatly appreciated

 

I would suggest using a blob of blu-tack to fill the space over the ribbon cable and hold it in place.

It won't do any damage (non-conductive) and should provide enough pressure to hold the cable against the motherboard.

Just a thought that might be a really quick fix.

 

Thanks a lot barlow00!

And this isn't something you think will melt onto the motherboard?

Also, I did a bit of research and did not see it used for any computer related uses.

Would electrical tape work, or would the conductivity be bad?

Thank you!