Recent content by joakimk

...well, obviously... Still, while DIY equals free, doing this is for learning purposes, mainly. Plus, your "trick" will stop working at some point (and possibly damage the motherboard), when the DC jack finally cracks.

Yes, I didn't bother wearing the wrist band :oops: Is it really that likely that static discharge can zap components? I did try to touch "earthed" points on the board (like heat sinks, etc) before touching anything else (does that make sense?). I guess there's no quick and easy way to check...

I'm not sure how to perform such hardware checks... Also, this was a favor for a friend - see if I could revive his old laptop. After all the work of soldering the jack, and it still doesn't work, I don't think I'll bother doing more. Unless you think it's strange how I have power, but am unable...

I've disassembled a Compaq Presario 1400 laptop, and re-soldered the DC jack on the motherboard. After re-assembling it, and plugging in the power cord, I get the green "power connected" light on the indicator panel (below the touchpad), but nothing happens when I try to hit the power-on switch...