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Are you saying the port where you plug the power cord into the laptop has broken off or something has damaged the power cord?
Never imaged anything could damage that port by tripping o__o
I'm in real right now. I accidently tripped over the power cord for my girlfriend's laptop, and the laptop fell off my desk. The battery port on the laptop (? place where the power cord plugs in) has pretty much snapped off, but the laptop itself is fine.
Can anyone give me a good price on how much it would cost to fix it, and does anyone know a good place in Austin to do so? It's a Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5965. BTW, the warranty expired in July...
Thanks
Last edited by The Reckoning; 09-17-2010 at 12:38 AM.
Are you saying the port where you plug the power cord into the laptop has broken off or something has damaged the power cord?
Never imaged anything could damage that port by tripping o__o
the port where you plug the power cord into. what happened was the laptop landed on top of the cord and broke the little metallic piece inside that holds the cord in.
it was kind of a freak landing, something that would only happen to me.
No worries, my cat chewed my entire power cord once.
I really have no idea about the plugpoint of a laptop. Someone else will have the answer.
I was thinking if the part is purchasable then you could unscrew the part needed and fix it yourself
i would try to fix it myself, but its not my laptop. i dont want to screw it up anymore.
The power port on most laptops is directly connected to the motherboard if I remember correctly. Im not totally sure. There is no way to fix it short of soldering it back on which would be a waste of money.
You could buy a new motherboard for probably the same price.
Post the make and model of your laptop and I can find out for sure.
its in the original post
Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5965
Yeah, just saw that
Anyway you can take a picture of the damage and post it so I know exaclty what needs to be replaced? Just a picture of the charge port is fine, you dont need to take it apart or anything. Not too close of a picture, let me be able to see the casing around it as well.
one sec. looking for a camera
sorry its not too clear, i had to use the webcam. the upper left of the casing by the port is cracked a little and the middle metallic holder is dislodged, so the power cord falls out when you try to place it in there.
If you hold the power cord in by hand, does it charge at all?
sorry its not too clear, i had to use the webcam. the upper left of the casing by the port is cracked a little and the middle metallic holder is dislodged, so the power cord falls out when you try to place it in there.
it would charge if i held it and positioned it just right, but once i started fiddling with the center piece, it would charge less often.
now it wont charge at all. the casing being broken doesnt help very much either because the plug sinks in and wont stabilize.
also, a small fragment of the plastic tip of the plug itself is chipped, so that could be a problem as well. not to mention the plug is bent 15 degrees or so downward.
Im gonna tell you straight up, it sounds like a soldered piece broke from the way you described holding the charger plug inside the port.... since its out of warranty, you might want to try taking it apart and seeing if you can solder it back together yourself....
Im not familiar with that model, but first take out all the screws on the bottom of the laptop... next, fold back the screen as far back as it will go... you should notice 2 plastic covers that are apart from the case... they pop right off with a flathead, should be 2 screws on each side... after that.... the part thats located just beneath the screen that shows you all the light displays and such, you should be able to pop it off with a flathead screw driver... there is usually an indentation on the right side that allows you to do this.... That comes up and you will see the screws holding the keyboard down.... Take those out and go from there.
I'd have to see it in person to do it myself, but I live in S.A.
Good luck.
crap i dont have my own soldering kit, but i could take a look at it in the morning. i do have an 8 am class
thanks for the help phyzik. i might actually end up in SA this weekend, so i might give you a holler if i do. i really appreciate it.
Just search Craigslist for DC jack repair. Should run you between 75.00 and 125.00.
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thanks!
so thats what that thing is called? DC jack.
Supposedly that's a common problem with Toshibas. Here's the guy who fixed mine here in SA: The CPU Doctor (Ken White) 210-838-0660 or [email protected]. $75 flat fee for that repair. But I ended up just buying a new laptop anyway.
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Don't pay more than 50.00
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/sys/1902899242.html
found a place here in West Campus that would do it for $50.
without having to drive or forsake school time (this weekend i have to do ent and draft five city blocks in downtown austin...), i'd say it's a pretty good deal. hopefully they do it right though.
I think it's probably pretty common with any computer you drop, lol. J/K
np^
thanks!
so thats what that thing is called? Dc jack.
you pay for what you get
people pay little the guy does not do a good job
jack does not last one year
good news. i went to the shop, and the guy there was really upfront about it. apparently those toshiba models have a separate jack that's not connected to the mother board.
all i have to do is take the cover off and superglue the piece back in place. what happened was that everything kind of got shifted around, but nothing broke (thank God).
so i said thank you sir, tipped him, and now im off to do it myself. saved alot of money because the guy was honest. thats the best advertising you can have, so props to him.
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