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HELP....ASUS laptop power connection pins failing.
me | 11/3/14 | me

Posted on 11/03/2014 1:43:33 PM PST by goodnesswins

no battery anymore (well...dying now)....any suggestions....tech guy says (after soldering once) that it is unrepairable.....trying to save files right now....help


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: asus; pins
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Help....looks like I may have to buy a new laptop or a tablet....but, hoping this pin thing can be resolved....as everything else is fine on this laptop
1 posted on 11/03/2014 1:43:33 PM PST by goodnesswins
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To: goodnesswins

Buy another one just like it and swap hard drives.


2 posted on 11/03/2014 1:45:06 PM PST by fulltlt
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To: goodnesswins; ShadowAce

FYI - info please ping


3 posted on 11/03/2014 1:47:17 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: goodnesswins
tech guy says (after soldering once) that it is unrepairable

If soldering isn't fixing the problem, a more drastic measure would be to order a new (or used) motherboard. Depending upon the laptop, you might be able to pick one up cheaper than a soldering job.

Also, you don't need to panic about getting your files off of the computer. You can pick up a USB hard drive adapter from Best Buy that will allow you to remove your notebook hard drive and connect it via USB to another computer, allowing you to get your files off of it.
4 posted on 11/03/2014 1:49:40 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: goodnesswins

In every city, there are plenty of cell phone/laptop repair places around that can fix/replace broken charge pins.

Why so many companies have gone to these cheap bendable pins in their phones and laptops is beyond me.

But there are plenty of places springing up to fix them.


5 posted on 11/03/2014 1:50:45 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: goodnesswins

Are you able to run it from the AC wall adapter?


6 posted on 11/03/2014 1:50:51 PM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: goodnesswins

work faster


7 posted on 11/03/2014 1:50:59 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: goodnesswins

Can’t u pull the hard drive? Or make a backup of your stuff?

Do they not sell cords?


8 posted on 11/03/2014 1:51:20 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: smokingfrog

Thanks...too many pics to put on my 16G SD card...aagghhh...but lots of them are on another computer


9 posted on 11/03/2014 1:53:16 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: mmichaels1970

Thanks


10 posted on 11/03/2014 1:53:30 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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external battery charger?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/400594838679?lpid=82


11 posted on 11/03/2014 1:53:56 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: goodnesswins

.tech guy says (after soldering once) that it is unrepairable.

I got that same bullshit story when the power connector came loose on the board on one of my laptops.

1.Carefully take apart Laptop (google it, i’m sure there is a video or instructions on the net)
2. goto store (radio shack,frys..) and buy a soldering IRON, and a solder sucker and some solder wick as well as some good electronics solder.
3. remove old power adapter plug from board and replace, part is $1 Dollar at All Electronics in Van Nuys, Ca.

you could do the entire job for $40 and fix yourself if you are a little handy.


12 posted on 11/03/2014 1:54:05 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: fulltlt

Thanks...but hub wants to look at different alternatives...I just want to keep this for a NON internet computer if possible for writing


13 posted on 11/03/2014 1:54:17 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Thanks...the guys we go to are really good (maybe I should check out best buy? eh? Please no....


14 posted on 11/03/2014 1:54:59 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: Covenantor

Not that I know of...


15 posted on 11/03/2014 1:55:31 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: goodnesswins
over the years as many desk computers were on their last legs, I had the hard drive pulled and put in a stand alone unit so my data was accessible as I upgraded. (when the host computer had bit it's last byte and not able to let me transfer easily).
16 posted on 11/03/2014 1:55:37 PM PST by llevrok (I fear the US government more than I do al Qaeda)
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To: SoFloFreeper; smokingfrog

Cord doesn’t fix it....it’s on the motherboard....where the problem is


17 posted on 11/03/2014 1:57:01 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: goodnesswins

On my Asus, the power plug is on a separate small circuit board. I have replaced the board 3 times myself. The part is cheap on eBay and YouTube has step by step videos on how to do it.

Search your model number and power jack on eBay first. The listing linked to the YouTube video


18 posted on 11/03/2014 1:58:14 PM PST by Rad_J
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To: eyeamok

Thanks.... Don’t feel confident enough to do that...and hub is LESS technie than I


19 posted on 11/03/2014 1:58:24 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: Rad_J

How old is your ASUS? Mines a few years old...N53SV


20 posted on 11/03/2014 1:59:21 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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