[iBook] Mouse pad not working

[Robert Crawford]

On 3/12/06 09:48, "Malcolm Cornelius" <malcolm at fireflyuk.net> wrote:

>> This condition is with a 600mhz 14" ibook.
>> 
>> It happened about a month ago and I have been using an external mouse since.
>> The mouse pad has stopped working. If I do not plug the external mouse in
>> the pointer stays at the upper left of the screen. If I unplug the mouse the
>> it stays where it was when I unplugged it, it does not respond to the mouse
>> pad.
>> 
>> This condition started suddenly. When it first happened I was turning it on.
>> At the time I suspected that it was a software relater issue. However, at
>> this point I can not remember why I though that.
> 
> Check that the cable from the trackpad is plugged properly into the logic
> board.
> 
> It's a think brown cable under the RAM cover.

That was it, the solder had broken. Now I need to find me a fine soldering
iron and make some repairs. Or, is there a better way?