Connector pinged off logic board 2010 MacBook

[covisio]

Oh bother (or words to that effect).

Decided to clean up and renew the thermal paste around the processors on my Mid-2010 Macbook on Saturday, it all seemed to be going well until I put it all back together and it wouldn't start up at all - absolutely nothing when pressing the power button.

Started to take it back to bits, got the logic board off and all of a sudden..PING! one of the little surface mount connectors came off the board. I think it's the right speaker cable connector according to iFixit:

So two questions: 1. would a problem with this connector cause the computer not to boot; and 2. how difficult is this to repair?

I'm fond of this computer so really would like to save it.

 

[maerz001]

If the solder pad from the board broke off. No chance. New board u need

If just the solder from the connector u can resolder if you have the equipment. But as u asked this here u probably don’t have the experience to solder?

 

[covisio]

If the solder pad from the board broke off. No chance. New board u need

If just the solder from the connector u can resolder if you have the equipment. But as u asked this here u probably don’t have the experience to solder?

I have soldered before but never tiny surface mount stuff like this. I think the pads are ok, the connector has come off cleanly.
But going back to my original point 2., a broken speaker connector wouldn’t stop the machine from booting, right?

 

[maerz001]

It shouldn’t. But that’s just my speculation. I can’t test it as I don’t have the machine. Sorry

 

[covisio]

OK, thanks for the help.
I've put it all together, I cannot see any other damage or issue and it won't turn on, absolutely nothing.
I shall have to look at repair options.

 

[covisio]

Just thought I'd wrap this one up for completion.
Turned out the reason it wouldn't turn on was that the keyboard cable was, by a fractional amount, not seated fully. MacBook now turns on and works fine, albeit with only one speaker working, which I can live with for now.