#%&*! This compaq is cursed! (ot)

OK, this isn't even funny anymore. I replaced the keyboard, and the thing works fine. The problem is that the cable leading to the display was damaged, and the backlight ceased to work. So, I decided to bypass the cable (only one trace). This was fine, but I tried to solder the wire I was using directly to a pin of the surface-mounted ribbon cable connector (the output, that connects to the circuit board inside the display panel). Of course, i bridged four of the pins. I have no desoldering tools of any kind, but I doubt it would help much. The solder got into little crevices between the pins and onto the circuit board itself. I guess this board is non-essential, but is there any way I could un-bridge this stuff? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com