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I would STILL recommend that you do NOT DIY

I don't see what the issue is with DIY... my empeg broke this past weekend, and I figured it was the IDE header. Unfortunately, I didn't have a soldering iron handy, but I was visiting my brother's wife's sister's aunt, and I managed to sneak her curling iron for a few minutes. It didn't take too long, and it ain't pretty, but really.... piece of cake! Her hair smells like solder, now, but it was worth it to get my tunes back!

(Now I just have to figure out how to get my display working again -- there's this little piece of glass I found... I think I just need to glue it back on somewhere.)