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geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
January 19 2009 17:31 GMT
#1
laptop is past the warranty period .

the power supply goes into the jack pretty loosely and the laptop doesn't get any power. battery doesn't charge and the laptop won't turn on (since its out of batteries and can't run off the power cable cause its broken).

i googled this problem and it seems like it's somewhat common and there's a chance i can fix it by opening up the laptop and trying to desolder/solder the jack on the motherboard.

[]try to fix it?
[]buy a new computer?


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Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
January 19 2009 17:33 GMT
#2
Why would you not try? If you fail go to option number two.
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
January 19 2009 17:42 GMT
#3
i guess i was wondering if anyone ever had this problem before and could offer some tips or maybe i should send it to a shop to fix.
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
January 19 2009 17:44 GMT
#4
the facts are these:
- problem is common
- simple fix is well documented on the internet
- no penalty for failure, since laptop is fucked anyway

conclusion:
can't be bothered even conducting a basic attempt. buy a new computer.
Moderatorhttps://soundcloud.com/castlesmusic/sets/oak
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
January 19 2009 17:45 GMT
#5
taking apart a laptop is hard
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
January 19 2009 17:54 GMT
#6
i'll let you guys know how it goes!
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2749 Posts
January 19 2009 17:55 GMT
#7
Yeah. What i noticed after years is that when you take things appart, you should turn the screwdriver to the left instead off to the right. Hope this helps!
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
January 19 2009 17:56 GMT
#8
except you feel like shit if you can't fix it because you just lost time + have to pay.

Chromyne
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada561 Posts
January 19 2009 18:02 GMT
#9
On January 20 2009 02:56 geometryb wrote:
except you feel like shit if you can't fix it because you just lost time + have to pay.



Oh but it's so worth learning the anatomy of the laptop computer. Seriously.
Soli Deo gloria.
Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
January 19 2009 18:06 GMT
#10
If you have the money just buy a new computer unless that other labtop had valuable data/you dont have enough money

Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-19 18:07:54
January 19 2009 18:07 GMT
#11
On January 20 2009 03:02 Chromyne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2009 02:56 geometryb wrote:
except you feel like shit if you can't fix it because you just lost time + have to pay.



Oh but it's so worth learning the anatomy of the laptop computer. Seriously.


I've done this after I poured a full cup of tonic water all over my laptop. It was pretty fun, and I fixed it eventually, but it wasn't rewarding in the slightest.

EDIT: The reason? Keeping track of 30+ screws that you can barely even see is the gayest thing ever.
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
January 19 2009 18:16 GMT
#12
I had a lot of fun the last time I took apart my laptop
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
January 19 2009 19:06 GMT
#13
take it apart imo try to see if you can sauder something that looks loose or w.e if not rip out the hard drive and make it into a portable drive it's what i had to do to my gf's laptop power plug was thrashed from her tripping over the cord.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24732 Posts
January 19 2009 19:27 GMT
#14
On January 20 2009 02:44 intrigue wrote:
conclusion:
can't be bothered even conducting a basic attempt. buy a new computer.

Hahaha.

The only real discouraging thing is if you are really bad at working with laptops (like I am, I have no idea how to even take one apart... I've only worked a little with desktops) in which case you try to bug a friend or someone else to help you :3
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 19 2009 19:51 GMT
#15
do it step by step!
post pics!
if youre going to do it that is.
me? i dont recommend.
seriously, you fuck up = option two. theres a lot of things that can go wrong.... from static shock.. to you soldering the wrong part.
nepeta
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
1872 Posts
January 19 2009 20:38 GMT
#16
Find the type, search for the service manual on the internet, that will describe how to take it to bits. Also try to search for similar problems, call the manufacturer's helpdesk anyway, they might know what is even if they won't fix it for you. They might even fix it for you anyways, if you ask nicely.

If I had not had a similar fear of mixing with the precious innards of a laptop, I would have supported intrigue. As it is, if it's screwed up now, it won't get much worse unscrewing it once I guess. (Lamest pun. Sorry.)
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