Pavilion dv7 - Connector broken off the motherboard

I have a Pavilion dv7 where the speaker cover also has the on/off button. Now the connector for the cable from the speaker cover has broken off the motherboard so I can't turn the computer on. Can this connector be replaced?
Please help, I am desperate!

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Page 51 here should give you the info:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03043778
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CaseyF wrote:
I have an HP Pavilion dv7-6b32us and within the past few months my laptop heats up pretty easy and whenever the fan starts running really fast it will buzz and it vibrates enough that I can feel it a bit in the top left area of the laptop, the only way it stops is if I tap that area pretty hard. I'm assuming this means the bearings or something on the fan are shot, and it needs to be replaced. I've tried to clean the fan area the best I can (though there's never a lot of dust inside) but if I remember from the last time I took it apart, I can't get to it very easily without removing the motherboard, so i have to clean the fan with the cover on. Is there a way to fix this or if not, where can I get a replacement fan?
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