HP pavillion Ze4800 power jack broken

FrEaK44 · 11-17-2008, 12:48 PM

the power jack on my Ze4800 is broken again. a couple months ago i replaced the original power jack after looking for ways to fix the oringal and now the new one is broken. and while i was looking for a way to fix it, i came across a thread on this site talking about hp's power jacks that break alot and that there was a power cord that plugs into the keyboard(ps/2) port(or usb or something)? but i can't find the thread anymore. I was wondering if anyone had any information on it, or another way to fix the problem?

thanks,
FrEaK44

sfpcservice · 07-11-2009, 12:16 PM

You can try the repair again several ways. 1. You can just replace the jack again and again. 2. you can buy a regular power jack and find a spot on the side of the laptop wherre it won't interfere with anything internally and install a brand new jack there. This will also require that you cut the tip off of your power supply and replace it with a new tip that will mate with your new jack. You can also install a pig-tial, wires coming through the side of your laptop to an external jack and apply some heat shrink to make it a bit nicer to look at.

11-17-2008, 12:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
FrEaK44 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP SP4	HP pavillion Ze4800 power jack broken the power jack on my Ze4800 is broken again. a couple months ago i replaced the original power jack after looking for ways to fix the oringal and now the new one is broken. and while i was looking for a way to fix it, i came across a thread on this site talking about hp's power jacks that break alot and that there was a power cord that plugs into the keyboard(ps/2) port(or usb or something)? but i can't find the thread anymore. I was wondering if anyone had any information on it, or another way to fix the problem? thanks, FrEaK44

07-11-2009, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
sfpcservice Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: HP pavillion Ze4800 power jack broken You can try the repair again several ways. 1. You can just replace the jack again and again. 2. you can buy a regular power jack and find a spot on the side of the laptop wherre it won't interfere with anything internally and install a brand new jack there. This will also require that you cut the tip off of your power supply and replace it with a new tip that will mate with your new jack. You can also install a pig-tial, wires coming through the side of your laptop to an external jack and apply some heat shrink to make it a bit nicer to look at. __________________ Owner, notebookpowerjacks.com Rob@sfpcservice.com