Battery connection issue with Inspiron 1300

kmart6

The input socket on my Inspiron 1300 seems to be screwed basically, I need to hold the cable into it to get it to work, this you can imagine is very annoying and basically rendering the laptop useless!

Does anybody know how much this may cost to fix, and where I could get it fixed!

Really don't wanna have to buy a new laptop! Money tight etc...blah blah!

Thanks for any help!!

Overheal

Laptop needs to be taken apart basically and in most cases the motherboard needs to be replaced. I dont think theres a way to just buy the module that connects the AC/Battery, and even if you could, it would still need to be soldered by a tech'.

kmart6

Yeah charger connection....it seem's to be the unit,I thought it was just the power lead but had a spare one lying around that lasted around 2 months, now I'm stuck with having to hold it in place!

Wouldn't fancy doing it myself...be too technical for me!

Overheal

you can still order the part yourself then take it to a mortar shop to have someone do the soldering. Or else theyll charge you a markup on ordering the part anyway.

kmart6

Ah brilliant guy's,thanks a million! Either of ye know where I could get said part?!

kmart6

Is this the correct part?!

majiktripp

I wouldnt make it sound too easy for the OP now everybody. Certainly will cost more than €30 if he takes it to any repair shop. No repair shop will guaruntee the DC socket repair either for any large amount of time as generally once the original socket is replaced its never as sturdy again. There is a lot of time invloved in disassembling a laptop down to the motherboard level to be able to work free and easy desoldering the DC jack component which would have to be charged for by any repair shop (unless your doing it yourself).

Edit:OP, that link indeed looks like the correct part to be buying. Do you plan on doing the repair yourself?
Nevermind re-read posts, see you might not do it yourself.

Let us know the prices quoted for repairing the part and see if there around or above the €30 mark.

kikel

majiktripp wrote: »

I wouldnt make it sound too easy for the OP now everybody. Certainly will cost more than €30 if he takes it to any repair shop. No repair shop will guaruntee the DC socket repair either for any large amount of time as generally once the original socket is replaced its never as sturdy again. There is a lot of time invloved in disassembling a laptop down to the motherboard level to be able to work free and easy desoldering the DC jack component which would have to be charged for by any repair shop (unless your doing it yourself).

Edit:OP, that link indeed looks like the correct part to be buying. Do you plan on doing the repair yourself?
Nevermind re-read posts, see you might not do it yourself.

Let us know the prices quoted for repairing the part and see if there around or above the €30 mark.

Hey Kmart,
I'd agree with the above €30 is very cheap. There is alot of work involved in dismantling a laptop to remove the DC scoket.

Check out the prices in the Link to the DC socket you linked to on ebay.
Here is the part i'm referring to.
· WE CAN REPLACE THE SOCKET ON YOUR BOARD FOR YOU

· IF YOU SEND US YOU SYSTEM BOARD ONLY PRICE INCLUDING SOCKET IS £40

· THIS INCLUDES THE RETURN OF YOUR SYSTEM BOARD

· IF YOU SEND THE COMPLETE LAPTOP IN THE PRICE IS £100

· PLEASE NOTE THAT IN SOME CASE'S WHEN A DC SOCKET IS DAMAGED THAT IT CAN DAMAGE THE SYSTEM BOARD

I know some places in Dublin charge €160 for this. That place is probably the exception though. I will argee.

kmart6

Ah I know it wouldn't be easy, so have no intention of doing it! Going to ask one of the I.T. guy's in work would he be able to do it and if he can I'll buy the part,if not I'll bring it to a repair shop somewhere!

Toodles09

Hey, i had same problem, inspiron 1300 ending up not charging at all. I took mine to a repair shop and it cost me €65, was told it would be about that price. My technical boyfriend and his dad looked at it but it was a little tricky for them. Only problem is now I have the laptop back up and running it's now telling me that the battery life is nearly gone ahhh!!!
PS my bro thinks maybe guy in repair shop swapped the battery.....hmmmm

kmart6

Got it fixed by the I.T. guy in the place I work for free....took only 5 minutes for him to do it and saved me over €100 in the process!!!!!!!!!!

Really makes me queston how repair shops justify their prices!!!!!!!

majiktripp

kmart6 wrote: »

Got it fixed by the I.T. guy in the place I work for free....took only 5 minutes for him to do it and saved me over €100 in the process!!!!!!!!!!

Really makes me queston how repair shops justify their prices!!!!!!!

I have to disagree (was going to use much stronger terminology but refrained) as thats near impossible.
He disassembled the laptop, removed the motherboard from the base, unsoldered the old DC connector, removed it, resoldered the old part in. re-assembled the whole unit (with no screws left over!!) tested the machine and all this in 5 minutes?

kikel

majiktripp wrote: »

I have to disagree (was going to use much stronger terminology but refrained) as thats near impossible.
He disassembled the laptop, removed the motherboard from the base, unsoldered the old DC connector, removed it, resoldered the old part in. re-assembled the whole unit (with no screws left over!!) tested the machine and all this in 5 minutes?

Have to disagree with you. That is impossible. Maybe it wasn't the DC socket that was replaced.

NullZer0

Don't forget there are guides for repair on the Dell website. And if you can't find the one you need you can usually find them near a bay where the pirates go

kmart6

majiktripp wrote: »

I have to disagree (was going to use much stronger terminology but refrained) as thats near impossible.
He disassembled the laptop, removed the motherboard from the base, unsoldered the old DC connector, removed it, resoldered the old part in. re-assembled the whole unit (with no screws left over!!) tested the machine and all this in 5 minutes?

Disagree all you want, it's what he did, soldered it back on, only handed it to him around 10 minutes before his lunch and had it done before he went on it!

duckysauce

no way can you pull out a mother board and put it back in soldered in 10 mins, i do it every day and i aint slow , unless it was just the actual adapter that was faulty which is very common and he ripped you off:D

kmart6

duckysauce wrote: »

no way can you pull out a mother board and put it back in soldered in 10 mins, i do it every day and i aint slow , unless it was just the actual adapter that was faulty which is very common and he ripped you off:D

How's your reading skills?! Where did I mention I paid anything?! He did it for free, so explain how I possibly coulda been ripped off?!

duckysauce

reading skills are fine wasnt bothered reading all of your boring long mooooooan, how are your manners?

kmart6

Moan?! Explain that one!? I detailed what happened! Don't know why you are on boards if you are prepared to comment on threads but not read them entirely!

duckysauce

kmart6 wrote: »

Moan?! Explain that one!? I detailed what happened! Don't know why you are on boards if you are prepared to comment on threads but not read them entirely!

apparently my reading skills aint up to boards standards:eek: