i dunno what you call it, but the part where the power cord plugs into my laptop... it's broken?! when the cord is jiggled AT ALL, it switches to battery.
i have NO idea what the problem is... i guess the connection is not clean. i just got a new cord, so that is not the problem.
help. please!

3/25/2008 6:07:07 PM

power connector is probably screwed up. what model is the laptop? still under warranty?

3/25/2008 7:53:04 PM

hey, it's a dell inspiron 8600 (yeah, i know)
NOT still under warrany as far as i know... sooo

3/25/2008 8:44:25 PM

Had the same problem on my old ass gateway many many years ago. I'm fairly certain the jack can be replaced..but I doubt you can do it. There's a laptop repair place on Hillsboro that could probably tell you more. I doubt you'll be doing this yourself.

3/25/2008 8:53:35 PM

i KNOW i wont be doing it myself; i dont know shit about computers!!! just wondering if any of you guys do that sort of work/thing whatever.
thanks for the advice though

3/25/2008 8:59:13 PM

Just making sure you weren't thinking it was something super easy..

is it this kind of end?

3/25/2008 9:04:03 PM

It depends how it's attached. I'm looking in the service manual for it and can't seem to find anything. I have an hp and the power connector board has a plug so it can be easily replaced if that's the only thing wrong.

hmm...looks like it's soldered on and costs about $40-$50 for just the dc jack.



[Edited on March 25, 2008 at 10:22 PM. Reason : ]

3/25/2008 9:53:30 PM

^^ that is correct. so, best bet is to take it to that place on hillsborough? is that PC fly?

3/26/2008 8:19:21 AM

http://www.digitzcomputers.com
that's the only one I see on hillsborough street

3/26/2008 10:47:08 AM

You probably want one of these:
http://www.notebooksolutions.ca/zc/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1872

I'd send your laptop off to them to have them solder it in place, IF this is what you need. Here's their page explaining how that all works:
http://www.notebooksolutions.ca/zc/index.php?main_page=page&id=3


Hope this helps.

3/27/2008 12:17:57 AM