Re: Compaq Presario 2100/2199US

This repair involves a prettty complete disassembly of the unit to get
to the bottom of the motherboard to remove the old jack, which is
probably broken, and then to solder in a new one. There is no easy
fix that is any good. If you don't get it repaired properly and
continue to use it by manuevering the plug around to get a temporary
contact, you will eventually overheat the motherboard and probably make
it un-repairable, at which point the only solution will be to replace
the motherboard itself. ($$$$$$$) Which, by the way, will come with
the same POS plastic jack installed, which will also eventually come
loose leaving you with the same problem. I repair a lot of laptops with
this problem, of all brands, and to avoid callbacks with the same
problem within the year warranty I give, I use a good metal frame jack
that I mount on the case in the hole in front of the old jack. Then I
hard wire the new jack into the motherboard. This is a very good
solution to this problem, but often also involves grinding plastic or
aluminum structure away so the jack fits properly, and is not a
do-it-yourself project.

Ardell Faul
Computer Monitor Service Inc.
Laptop Computer & Monitor Repair
10816 E. Mission Ave.,
Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
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509-891-5188

sikapadia wrote:

> The power. adopter connecting port on my Laptop is damaged. Can anyone
> help me to repair this problem
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Given the intricate nature of repairing a bad power jack, I would say
instead of fixing it, work around the problem.

I have a Thinkpad with that same problem. I've decided to get a
docking station or port replicator and have it power up the laptop
through the power jack on the docking station.

Yes, that means the laptop must use that docking station in order to
charge it up. Yes, you may need to tote it around, too. My
Thinkpad's port replicator light enough, but it cost me a lot less
than having it repaired.

--- In Laptop_Repair%40yahoogroups.com">Laptop_Repairyahoogroups.com, Ardell Faul <ardell...> wrote:
&gt;
> This repair involves a prettty complete disassembly of the unit to
get
> to the bottom of the motherboard to remove the old jack, which is
> probably broken, and then to solder in a new one. There is no
easy
> fix that is any good. If you don't get it repaired properly and
> continue to use it by manuevering the plug around to get a
temporary
> contact, you will eventually overheat the motherboard and probably
make
> it un-repairable, at which point the only solution will be to
replace
> the motherboard itself. ($$$$$$$) Which, by the way, will come
with
> the same POS plastic jack installed, which will also eventually
come
> loose leaving you with the same problem. I repair a lot of laptops
with
> this problem, of all brands, and to avoid callbacks with the same
> problem within the year warranty I give, I use a good metal frame
jack
> that I mount on the case in the hole in front of the old jack.
Then I
> hard wire the new jack into the motherboard. This is a very good
> solution to this problem, but often also involves grinding plastic
or
> aluminum structure away so the jack fits properly, and is not a
> do-it-yourself project.
>
> Ardell Faul
>; Computer Monitor Service Inc.
>; Laptop Computer & Monitor Repair
&gt; 10816 E. Mission Ave.,
&gt; Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
&gt; ardell...
> 509-891-5188
>
>
>
> sikapadia wrote:
&gt;
> > The power. adopter connecting port on my Laptop is damaged. Can
anyone
> > help me to repair this problem
> >
>; >
> >
>; >----------------------------------------------------------
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> >
>; >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/791 - Release Date:
5/6/2007 9:07 AM
> >
> >
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