EMac 1.25 Power button logic board connector snapped

While installing a new HD on my 1.25 eMac, I snapped off the connector on my logic board for the power button. It was held in place by four small bent wires coming out of the bottom of the connector soldered to 4 pads on the logic board. Does anyone have a quick fix, or can forward me a photo of their connector so I can orient the connector properly when I try to reconnect it? No local repair shop will touch it. Thanks for your help!

You have a 1.25 GHz logic board, and your picture shows the underside of the assembly. The connector mounts on the opposite side with the pins passing through the board to the side of it which is pictured, and are soldered to the side which you show. The solid edge of the keyed connector shell faces toward the edge of the PCB, which is identified as side D in your picture.
The connector could not possibly have been mounted to the underside of the board and soldered on the top of it, as you seem to describe. And, no - it would not be properly pinned if you were to mount it on the underside, as the the pins would be reversed.

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