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On my daughters Dell Inspiron laptop the female socket of the power lead jack has broken and not making a connection (yep she dropped it). I have googled the repair technique and youtube involves dismantling practically everything to get to the jack..way above my head :lol:
So the question is,has anyone here had this repair done and how much was it ?
 
Not on a Dell but a Toshiba, about 7 years ago, cost me £65 as you say, a complete strip down to get to it. I used a local guy had it back in 48 hours.
 
Dave,

I used to fix laptops and this was a 1 in 4 repair !! Literally a quarter of all laptops coming in had this fault (or started with this fault). Sometimes the contact would be damaged and the gap would cause the socket and or board to overheat. Even though I don't normally repair laptops anymore I still get asked to do this fix which normally takes about an hour and costs a bottle of JD :-)

Do a search on ebay for the exact model number with "DC" and you will probably find the socket for under a tenner (normally under a fiver). If you are lucky the socket will be connected to a flying lead but it might be soldered to the main motherboard. The de-soldering part is very simple and quick if, like me or a repair centre, you have a de-soldering station but if you don't then it can be very fiddly and you can ruin the motherboard if you lack experience.

I can talk you through it if you like but you will need to post the exact model number.

Taking a laptop or something else apart is not that daunting if you follow a simple technique I have explained over and over.....

Draw the bottom of the computer on a piece of paper and get a fishing tackle/plastic box with lots of compartments.

Remove the first screw and put a "1" next to the location of the screw on your diagram then place the screw into the first compartment....

Remove the second screw.... Does it match screw "1" completely? If YES then place it into location 1 and draw a "1" next to the location on the diagram.... If NO then place it into location 2 and draw a "2" next to the location on the diagram.

Continue this until you have removed the screws. Do the same around the whole machine as you take it apart. I also take photos as I go along marking the photo number on each diagram.

I do the above for each new device I take apart so as to build up special instructions for each one......


Taking connectors off motherboards where wires attach is the BIG issue. YOU MUST BE CAREFUL and work out HOW they connect before yanking them. Also try and avoid pulling them by the actual wires.

Sods law dictates that you will have to totally remove everything from the laptop just to get the board out and then it will be soldered on but you might be lucky.
 
Thanks Darren for your in-depth reply,much appreciated..Sounds like a trip to the local pc doctor for me,my ability to do tech stuff like that is virtually non existent now (im old :lol:)
My daughter is on holiday now until the weekend,when she gets back i will tell her the good news..knowing her she will just go and buy a new one,how the poor live eh :eek:
Thanks again for your very helpful reply :thumbs:
 
STARRIDER said:
Thanks Darren for your in-depth reply,much appreciated..Sounds like a trip to the local pc doctor for me,my ability to do tech stuff like that is virtually non existent now (im old :lol:)
My daughter is on holiday now until the weekend,when she gets back i will tell her the good news..knowing her she will just go and buy a new one,how the poor live eh :eek:
Thanks again for your very helpful reply :thumbs:
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I said the cost when I do it is a bottle of JD.... If you get a shop to do it they will most likely charge you £120-150 ouch!!!

Let me know the model number anyway :)
 
This is an example of one for £3.90 and on a flying lead for an inspiron.... 30 minute job on that model.

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I've just had a look and the DC socket appears to be on a board which is freely available at about £24..... This should be a VERY simple fit job.

In fact I've just found it for £13 inc postage from HK: (I would normally take the machine apart and check the current board to CHECK it is the right part before ordering it)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-DELL-...Networking&hash=item41651333cc#ht_1287wt_1062

If you were nearer it might be worth if but postage both ways is probably going to cost you £30 odd
 
Thanks for all your effort,at least i know now what the job will involve..Leave it with me Darren,as i say daughter is back at the weekend,she may buy a new one and give this one to me :thumbs:
 
STARRIDER said:
Thanks for all your effort,at least i know now what the job will involve..Leave it with me Darren,as i say daughter is back at the weekend,she may buy a new one and give this one to me :thumbs:
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You can probably send it both ways for £25-30 inc power supply so the cost of the board and fitting means its under £70. If you do go to a shop then I would suggest you double check that that is the right part by sending serial numbers etc and then buy the part and pay them to fit it. If they buy the part then it will be direct from Dell at maybe £80 or a component level service repair.
 
Cheers Darren..
Looks like,with a bit of luck,i could finish up with a laptop for about £70 + a bottle of JD..Bargain! (problem is,its pink) :lol:
 
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