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fun4stuff · 04-17-2008, 11:22 AM

Hello,

I have a Dell inspiron 700m laptop. It worked fine up until about a week ago. I had been charging it like normal, only the charger was stretched a distance and was putting some downward tension on the DC Jack where the charger connects to the laptop (mistake, i know). It was during this time that the laptop stopped charging (battery charging light on laptop exterior was not on and system tray indicator showed that battery as not charging as well).

I wiggled the connection and started working again for a few days as long as there was upward force on the connection. However, it does not charge at all now. The laptop and battery are about 3 years old.

So, I am guessing I have something wrong with the DC jack connection. Does this sound right? They have new ones available on ebay and states that it comes with instructions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DC-Jack-for-Dell...QQcmdZViewItem

Do you think this will fix my problem? I am thinking that would remove motherboard, heat up the solder points and remove the old DC jack, then solder the new jack in. Is this correct?

THANK YOU :)

edit: i have tried 2 different ac chargers with the same results
i don't see any bent or corroded pins on battery or laptop

04-17-2008, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
fun4stuff Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	dell 700m no longer charging Hello, I have a Dell inspiron 700m laptop. It worked fine up until about a week ago. I had been charging it like normal, only the charger was stretched a distance and was putting some downward tension on the DC Jack where the charger connects to the laptop (mistake, i know). It was during this time that the laptop stopped charging (battery charging light on laptop exterior was not on and system tray indicator showed that battery as not charging as well). I wiggled the connection and started working again for a few days as long as there was upward force on the connection. However, it does not charge at all now. The laptop and battery are about 3 years old. So, I am guessing I have something wrong with the DC jack connection. Does this sound right? They have new ones available on ebay and states that it comes with instructions. http://cgi.ebay.com/DC-Jack-for-Dell...QQcmdZViewItem Do you think this will fix my problem? I am thinking that would remove motherboard, heat up the solder points and remove the old DC jack, then solder the new jack in. Is this correct? THANK YOU :) edit: i have tried 2 different ac chargers with the same results i don't see any bent or corroded pins on battery or laptop Last edited by fun4stuff; 04-17-2008 at 11:29 AM.