any computer techs in here ...?
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any computer techs in here ...? my dell laptop is acting up...It wont charge if i put the charger in it and i push down on the charger pin. it will charge. but withought that extra pressure on the charger pin it wont charge. Any ideas?
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From: Katy/Cypress/Pearland, Texas Bitches!
From the sounds of it. The female end of of the charger (inside the laptop)could be loose.
Or
it could be that the chord is severed internally near the head of the charger.
Try getting a charger from best buy and test it. If it works without applying pressure...great. If you still need to apply pressure then it's the laptop for sure. Take charger back.
Or
it could be that the chord is severed internally near the head of the charger.
Try getting a charger from best buy and test it. If it works without applying pressure...great. If you still need to apply pressure then it's the laptop for sure. Take charger back.
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i no it is not the charger i tried a friends and it did the same thing. the weird thing is that i wrapped the cord around my laptop to keep pressure applied and it did charge about half wayand then it broke my charrger, it like burned it out or something because now my charger wont work on any computer.
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That connector is actually attached to a printed circuit board in the laptop. If it got hit or dropped or bent too far, it could actually crack the connections internally. I've had more than one instance where I've had to break open a laptop and re-solder the A/C adapter connector and even run some wire to repair broken traces.
This may not be your problem, but it is certainly possible.
Another possibility is the contacts in the connector are worn and not making good ground.
Either way, it sounds like you are going to need a tech to take a closer look at it.
This may not be your problem, but it is certainly possible.
Another possibility is the contacts in the connector are worn and not making good ground.
Either way, it sounds like you are going to need a tech to take a closer look at it.
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From: Katy
well, to give you an idea.
When something similar like this happened to my stepmothers toshiba, we called and asked if they did repairs on the motherboard and they said no, they just replace. So when we asked how much it would be, it was cheaper to buy a new laptop.
Call dell, if you wanna go that route, ask what their policy and price is. If its ridiculous, then call up a local shop. Just be careful because people can **** up soldering pretty easily. After having worked in a manufacturing plant ive seen alot of really bad solder jobs so i like to see some work before i just trust them to put in a new adapter
When something similar like this happened to my stepmothers toshiba, we called and asked if they did repairs on the motherboard and they said no, they just replace. So when we asked how much it would be, it was cheaper to buy a new laptop.
Call dell, if you wanna go that route, ask what their policy and price is. If its ridiculous, then call up a local shop. Just be careful because people can **** up soldering pretty easily. After having worked in a manufacturing plant ive seen alot of really bad solder jobs so i like to see some work before i just trust them to put in a new adapter
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well, to give you an idea.
When something similar like this happened to my stepmothers toshiba, we called and asked if they did repairs on the motherboard and they said no, they just replace. So when we asked how much it would be, it was cheaper to buy a new laptop.
Call dell, if you wanna go that route, ask what their policy and price is. If its ridiculous, then call up a local shop. Just be careful because people can **** up soldering pretty easily. After having worked in a manufacturing plant ive seen alot of really bad solder jobs so i like to see some work before i just trust them to put in a new adapter
When something similar like this happened to my stepmothers toshiba, we called and asked if they did repairs on the motherboard and they said no, they just replace. So when we asked how much it would be, it was cheaper to buy a new laptop.
Call dell, if you wanna go that route, ask what their policy and price is. If its ridiculous, then call up a local shop. Just be careful because people can **** up soldering pretty easily. After having worked in a manufacturing plant ive seen alot of really bad solder jobs so i like to see some work before i just trust them to put in a new adapter
But this is all worst-case scenario. If there are spring-loaded contacts that are mashed and not making good connection, then a dentist's pick could be all you need to get in there and bend them back. No way to tell without seeing the type of connector. Take a close-up, high-res picture of the connector.
search the net. easy fix for about hundred bucks. I had to have an hp from work fixed about a year ago. I dont remember the company name, however there are sevral out there.
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From: Katy
If its a through-hole component then its a quick desolder, resolder. The part probably cost less then a dollar as its not anything significant and should probably take MAYBE 10 minutes if you get someone really slow.
Its not a hard thing to do, its just hard to find someone to do it, and do it well
Its not a hard thing to do, its just hard to find someone to do it, and do it well