Home fix for broken usb mini port? (Zen Xtra 40g

I bought my zen xtra from a friend about a month ago, and it was in perfect condition. Recently it wasn't being recognized by my computer, and then the usb port on the player slipped into the casing. (I think it wasn't recognized by the comp because the port was starting to slip, which wasn't providing a solid connection) Anyway, I was wondering if I could buy a player from e-bay, one of the ones with a broken hard dri've or something, and replace the peice with the usb port? Is this something someone with a bit of knowledge of tinkering with electronics could do? I haven't opened the case to look yet, I wanted your opinion first.. I was also wondering, if I do buy the parts from e-bay.. can I use the parts from a 30 gig player or does it have to be the 40 gig? There are tons of parts for 30 gig players on e-bay, and not many for the 40's.... any help would be appreciated.
-MArk

Yep, you can certainly do this (although eBay's always a risk). The best thing to do would be a swap of the hard disks. Rudi Cheow's guide has some detail about dismantling a Zen, but this is for an earlier player. The Xtra is a little different, but not a million miles away.

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