Does anyone know of a shop that would replace the power outlet on my laptop ? It's a Gateway NV53 .I tried a different power cord to no avail.For awhile if you wiggled the plug in the comp. outlet it would power up/charge but now nothing. Experts ?
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- Thread starter Tim L
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there are places you can send it off for repair, i forget the cost. if it's easy to get to you can solder it back on yourself. i've done this repair a few times, but it's been like six years since i've done it. can you dig up some pictures of the laptop? maybe some off google where it's stripped down to the board?
all that is wrong is that the DC jack solder points weakened and broke off the board, it's an easy fix if you can access the solder points.
all that is wrong is that the DC jack solder points weakened and broke off the board, it's an easy fix if you can access the solder points.
Easy to fix...the bitch part is getting the laptop apart without breaking anything.
I have fixed several different laptops with this same problem.
You can usually google or youtube and find instructions for disasembly.
I have fixed several different laptops with this same problem.
You can usually google or youtube and find instructions for disasembly.
how old was the laptop? this may be more the case on a newer one, but on an older laptop it's most likely solder points.
I just looked up the repair online and it's way above my labor grade. If you can't heat it up with a torch and pound it straight or weld it, I might as well get out the Mossberg. I'll keep trying to find a shop to repair it .
eBay has a couple with a 'buy it now' price of $200 and $219. The hard drive is usually pretty simple to swap from one to another. I suspect you'll pay around $200 to fix yours.
My brother-in-law used to run a PC repair business and would tear down a laptop to solder the connector. It was always at least a couple of hours to open it up, fix it, and put humpty-dumpty back together.
He closed up shop, so he won't fix yours.
My brother-in-law used to run a PC repair business and would tear down a laptop to solder the connector. It was always at least a couple of hours to open it up, fix it, and put humpty-dumpty back together.
He closed up shop, so he won't fix yours.
They can suck to do. I have done a lot of them. Usually about 2 hours to take apart and put back together. The actual repair takes a minute and if you need one a 2 dollar jack. I have done dozens of them and they all suck. Very few have a detached plug unfortunately.
Some just need a re-solder. They get so hot they unsolder themselves.
As someone else mentioned it may be cheaper in teh long run to buy an identical model and swap your hard drive into it.
Not sure where you are located, if you can get it to me I can fix it for you reasonably.
Some just need a re-solder. They get so hot they unsolder themselves.
As someone else mentioned it may be cheaper in teh long run to buy an identical model and swap your hard drive into it.
Not sure where you are located, if you can get it to me I can fix it for you reasonably.
Thats a long way from me in central MA
