cant say it was easy but it was'nt hard either... its on the motherboard and not a loose cable..... dont know what you call it... powerlane ? anyways, have a pro to do it. its better... i removed all my e3 stuff now and managed to fix the ps3 motherboard but soldering on plastic is'nt easy And as i said, the Tristate was kids work compared to this as is was 1/4-½ the size