Ok, I recently installed a new pair of speakers into an HP probook 4510s, but while I was reassembling everything, the plug into the monitor must have gotten loose or a pin damaged because the screen looked like it was running in 12-bit.
Whole thing booted alright, just visible streaks on the screen AFTER BIOS.
Now, I tried going back, and in the process, thinking it the plug in was too loose, I removed it, and plugged it back in. put it together, turned it on. Same damn thing.
It mustve been in pretty tight the first time, so what I instead did, is I went back and tried to apply a more forceful touch to get it all the way in ( It wasnt flush with the slot), and with the help of a screw driver, got it wedged between, and I scrapped against a piece next to it.
I though to myself
"shit, its bent.
Oh well,
I'll bend it back."
As I did that, the solder snaps, and the damn thing went flying! Its about the size of the soldering wire I was gonna use on it (.015") but I need to get a new whatever that was to avoid risking damaging this.
Here's my question:
What is that piece called? It looks like a resistor or something...
and
Is it fixable?
If there is anyway to Macgyver this as well, do tell.
DISCLAIMER: the warranty was plenty void before it was opened, its been for about 4-5 years.
