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I've repaired STi's with similar damage here in Sydney.
With sufficient pressure these mini-usb connectors will shear from a modest blow/mishandling. They usually tear the traces from the PCB, hence re-soldering is not an option.
SBIG have been pretty good to date and have replaced some daughter boards under warranty (case by case basis)
That said...their patience is wearing thin. The part costs around $US200,
and they don't fall-off by themselves.
Any new STi's I now send out, have that connector epoxied to the daughterboard, which I'd recommend existing users do as cheap insurance.
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