Hello there, thanks to whoever is reading this right now. If you do have any knowledge or any idea of how I could approach this issue, please do reply to me. I've never soldered anything in my life before and I don't have any background in these type of things either. But I am ambitious and I really need to get this done, so here we go.
The issue is: I'm trying to make an external power switch for my laptop for multiple reason which I won't give here. I opened it up to look where the current button is situated and what is going around there. This is what the plate (sorry, I'm a big noob, I don't know what it's called) under the button looks like.
So I got myself some ribbon cables, because I didn't think I could work with the one that was already soldered to the plate and I could also have some spares, in case I mess up. I also made sure they match the one inside my laptop, which is a AWM 20624 80C 60V VW-1.
After doing some more research I thought it would be a good idea to buy some DuPont male to female wires just in case I need to extend something. I've got a bunch of them. Maybe I was wrong, maybe it was a good idea. I wouldn't know. Don't judge me.
And finally, I got a momentary push button. It has a led ring. I don't care about the led. Sure, it would be a nice touch, but at this point I'm just concerned with making the button turn on my computer. The seller even sent some instructions. They should've sent a book...
I'm a little desperate and I don't have anyone to ask. I've looked everywhere around the internet but I just can't seem to understand what's going on and how to sort it out. If anyone could help a sister out and just tell me point blank what needs to be connected to what, I would really appreciate it! I could even bake some cookies and send them to you.
Thanks a lot (in advance).
Loads of love.
The issue is: I'm trying to make an external power switch for my laptop for multiple reason which I won't give here. I opened it up to look where the current button is situated and what is going around there. This is what the plate (sorry, I'm a big noob, I don't know what it's called) under the button looks like.
So I got myself some ribbon cables, because I didn't think I could work with the one that was already soldered to the plate and I could also have some spares, in case I mess up. I also made sure they match the one inside my laptop, which is a AWM 20624 80C 60V VW-1.
After doing some more research I thought it would be a good idea to buy some DuPont male to female wires just in case I need to extend something. I've got a bunch of them. Maybe I was wrong, maybe it was a good idea. I wouldn't know. Don't judge me.
And finally, I got a momentary push button. It has a led ring. I don't care about the led. Sure, it would be a nice touch, but at this point I'm just concerned with making the button turn on my computer. The seller even sent some instructions. They should've sent a book...
I'm a little desperate and I don't have anyone to ask. I've looked everywhere around the internet but I just can't seem to understand what's going on and how to sort it out. If anyone could help a sister out and just tell me point blank what needs to be connected to what, I would really appreciate it! I could even bake some cookies and send them to you.
Thanks a lot (in advance).
Loads of love.