PC Partner lx 55 hdd repair??

[Waybackwhen]

After buying a new cable I believe I found the problem there is a broken off pin on it! First is there any way to repair or replace it? and if not what would
work in it for replacing the hdd?

 

[eswan]

If you zoom in on the pic of the hard drive, it looks like the pin got pushed in instead of broken off. You can see the pyramid shape of the end. Might be able to take the board off and push it back into place. Other than that, it looks like a typical ide drive, seagate maybe? Likely candiate for a replacement would be a CF to ide adapter, but you'd have to pick the CF card size to match what the computer's bios will accept.
-edit-
Looks like somebody tried to force a keyed connector on backwards. I'll bet the connector has a plug on pin 20 that is supposed to fit in the hole on the upper (pic orientation) row of pins, and instead pushed the pin in on the bottom row.

 

[tradde]

I thought the picture of the pin looked odd, but did not consider that. But you are right, the pyramid tip kind of proves that.

 

[Waybackwhen]

Thanks, Ill give it a try since I have nothing to loose if it is broken!!