Is My Box Broken

[southpaw]

Not sure were to get a replacement but a friend had same error an used a hot-glue gun to stick the sim in place, still working 10month later

[IAmATeaf]

Farnells sell these holders just do a search for circuit board sim card holder.

[Bulld0g]

have opened the box and i see the sim card holder is broken and the sim cant be sitting right so i have held the sim down while booting and hey presto the box is booting not a problem thanks for all the help and time guys, just one more question where do i get a sim card holder for dm800hd pvr box and it looks like the bit actually on the dreambox where the sim holder clips on to is also broken

My card holder snapped and i'm using one of these they are the right size to hold the sim in place. So much so i haven't bothered replacing the holder
Or you could try some Blue tack for now.

[stigmata1823]

did you just take the sim card holder out and just put the sim on motherboard the glue that down on top of it?

[Bulld0g]

Left the holder in and put that on top. It fits just right and the tuner holds it down

[stigmata1823]

Left the holder in and put that on top. It fits just right and the tuner holds it down

anything else i can use buddy? got the sim card holder replacements through but no one said id need to solder anything

[benny/9]

i would leave the sim in the broken holder press
it down to seat it with a finger and put some super glue
on the opening end of the card holder so it glues it to the board
genuine boxes have a great blob of resin type glue on the card
and holder to seal the sim in the holder. once it holds let it dry a bit
and you should be ok it's a lot easier than trying to solder a new sim
holder on the mainboard one mistake soldering and you will need a new mainboard