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Assaultman67	Oct 18 2009, 3:48pm Anchor
Assaultman67	I use an older laptop for most of my modding ... Anyways, about 2 months ago i was working on my laptop and slowly it would refuse to hold a charge so i went and got a new battery for it which cost me around $30 bucks ... Later after watching the charging gauge as i charged the new one i realized that the reason the battery died was because something was wrong with the DC in connector on the laptop that charges the battery (it was flakey) ... Taking note of this, i tried to be careful not to move the external power supply around alot while i tried to get the model i was working on out of the pipeline as soon as possible (i only have 3ds max on that laptop) A day or so passed and things were going ok ... But then my sister tripped over the power supply cord! ... Now the DC in connector doesn't work at all ... So i guess what im asking is, is it possible that i could take the laptop apart and try to repair the DC in connector? Or does using a conventional solder on a mother board sound like a bad idea ... And another question would be do i have anything to lose by doing it? (its an older laptop that's not under any kinda warranty) Edited by: Assaultman67
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Oct 18 2009, 4:31pm Anchor
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Well seeing as its not under any warranty, and its pretty screwed at the moment, you cant send it in for repairs because its going to cost you alot more to have it fixed than to just buy a new one (in most cases, though i might be wrong about this kind of repair seeing as it isnt realy hardware related) in my opinion as a technician, id say DIY =] you dont realy have much to lose now do you, and you could learn alittle something along the way -- The best work never was and never will be done for money. Everyone who has a computer fancies himself a game designer, just as everyone with a guitar wants to be a rock star. There is nothing wrong with that if you remember that success is a long, hard road.
Assaultman67	Oct 18 2009, 4:45pm Anchor
Assaultman67	Well, im not exactly foreign to fixing electronics/electrical things (everything in general really) ... ive fixed a lot of stuff, stereos, cluster gauges for cars, etc via re soldering components. But the components on a motherboard are much much smaller and i kinda wonder if its even worth trying ... I just tore the whole thing apart and put it back together ... The DC in connector looked ok ... so i used a voltmeter for the two power supplies in which i had been using to see if the laptop would hold a charge ... one is completely dead and another one is working at 3/4th capacity ... what are the odds that both were bad ... After borrowing a third power supply, it seems that it charges with no problem ... so apparently i need a new power supply ... Edited by: Assaultman67
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Oct 19 2009, 1:40am Anchor
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Good catch there... my solution was intendid for after trouble shooting the PSU lol, i assumed you knew for a fact the PSU was tested and working... I should stop assuming, assumption is the mother of all fuckups lol, glad to hear all is good now =] -- The best work never was and never will be done for money. Everyone who has a computer fancies himself a game designer, just as everyone with a guitar wants to be a rock star. There is nothing wrong with that if you remember that success is a long, hard road.
Assaultman67	Oct 19 2009, 2:22am Anchor
Assaultman67	Joe_Shmoe wrote:Good catch there ... ... I completely tore apart my laptop to figure it ... i mean it was in at least 10 different pieces ... LOL ... I guess i didn't exactly waste a lot of time though ... (i spent about 2 hours total disassembling and reassembling) (it works fine though, i tested it after i put it back together ... i have about 12 minutes of battery left ...) I had used the multimeter before to check the power supply i was using, but after i saw that there was indeed current i had already crossed it off the possible problem list ... the other one that was completely broken was a universal one that i bought a while back ... -- My links:\|Xfire\|Mars Wars 3\|Steam\| My Mod/Game Watches: \|Lift Mod\|Overgrowth\|Airborn\|MechOverride\|Warm Gun\|Star Trek: Enterprise - TCW\|
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Oct 19 2009, 5:38am Anchor
Joe_Shmoe is tele-pathetic... Thats right	Well as I said the first time, you learn alittle something along the way =] wouldnt you agree to that now? lol -- The best work never was and never will be done for money. Everyone who has a computer fancies himself a game designer, just as everyone with a guitar wants to be a rock star. There is nothing wrong with that if you remember that success is a long, hard road.