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February 11th, 2010 09:00

Latitude power plug

Someone gave me a Latitude D505.  They set on the power cord and broke the plug(the part where the cord plugs into the laptop.  Do I have to send it in to get it fixed or can I fix it myself?  Any help would be great!

  • ejn63

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    Posted February 11th, 2010 09:00

    It's generally not a home repair unless you've the tools and expertise to do board-level soldering.

    Whether it's repairable at all depends on the level of damage - if it's just the jack itself that has detached, a good soldering expert can replace it - cost should run $150-200 or so.  If the board underneath is damaged, you'll need a replacement mainboard.

     

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    Posted February 11th, 2010 12:00

    Everything seems to work just fine.  I am actually using it to post right now.  Only thing that is wrong is I have to change the battery every 2-3 hours.  There is errors in the EventLog and no random glitch.