While I was upgrading my early 2011 13" MacBook Pro's HDD to an SSD by the instructions on iFixit, I think I broke my camera cable. When I tried to talk to my friends on Google Hangouts later that day, my computer didn't detect the camera. There wasn't a "no signal" error or anything; the computer just had no idea that the camera exists (but for the record, the microphone still works fine). That was a few months ago, and the camera's never come back since then.
My questions:
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Is there a way to definitively prove that the issue is that I broke the camera cable with an overzealous pull? If it does happen to be a software issue despite all my troubleshooting efforts till now, I'd very much like to know.
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Assuming the issue is that the cable broke near the socket, what's the least dangerous way to fix it?
Best Answer
There is a wonderful site "ifixit" that has answers to that question.
If you are lucky, you did not damaged the socket but just the cable.
Replace the cable to find out.