Laptop Power connection broken.
Most common laptop repair call.
The power connector is venerable to breaking from the leverage the plug applies to the small port. If your not extremely careful of this connector it can break inside the case. Most laptop manufacturers have the power receptacle soldered directly to the motherboard. If there isn’t to much damage done it may be possible to re-solder the connections to the pads on the main board. These are miniature contacts that take magnification to see and work on. The case needs to be completely removed and most times the main board removed to get at both sides of the port to de-solder and replace with a new port. Best left to a professional. Without a way to power the laptop it is useless. For a reasonable repair cost of a couple of hours labor for the repair you could get it up and working again. If repairable it will be much less than replacing the computer, programs, and data. If the connection can’t be repaired it may mean replacing the motherboard. A costly repair. Not all is lost tough. You may be able to get the data off the hard drive and transfer it to a new computer if your ready to retire the machine. Call us to diagnose it to see if it can be repaired.
Mike Avery
owner
AveryPC
The power connector is venerable to breaking from the leverage the plug applies to the small port. If your not extremely careful of this connector it can break inside the case. Most laptop manufacturers have the power receptacle soldered directly to the motherboard. If there isn’t to much damage done it may be possible to re-solder the connections to the pads on the main board. These are miniature contacts that take magnification to see and work on. The case needs to be completely removed and most times the main board removed to get at both sides of the port to de-solder and replace with a new port. Best left to a professional. Without a way to power the laptop it is useless. For a reasonable repair cost of a couple of hours labor for the repair you could get it up and working again. If repairable it will be much less than replacing the computer, programs, and data. If the connection can’t be repaired it may mean replacing the motherboard. A costly repair. Not all is lost tough. You may be able to get the data off the hard drive and transfer it to a new computer if your ready to retire the machine. Call us to diagnose it to see if it can be repaired.
Mike Avery
owner
AveryPC
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