My lady's laptop is dead. It used to charge, then the connection between the charger and the laptop started to play up, and would only connect in certain positions, and now it won't charge at all. It's out of warranty too; Packard Bell only offer a year.
My guess is that the socket has broken free from the motherboard, and needs resoldering. Sound plausible? I'm guessing no shop will touch it, or if they do they'll want to change the motherboard for another one.
My plan is to get hold of it from her and have a crack at soldering it, but I just wanted to explore all the options, thought it's something you might have come across before.
Any ideas?
My guess is that the socket has broken free from the motherboard, and needs resoldering. Sound plausible? I'm guessing no shop will touch it, or if they do they'll want to change the motherboard for another one.
My plan is to get hold of it from her and have a crack at soldering it, but I just wanted to explore all the options, thought it's something you might have come across before.
Any ideas?
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