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    Asus W5A DC Power Jack

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by paultexas, Oct 22, 2008.

  1. paultexas

    paultexas Newbie

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    I have ASUS W5a notebook. Two weeks ago, DC power jack on motherboard was burnt down. I need to fix it. My notebook is out of warranty. Anybody can help me out?????
     
    paultexas, Oct 22, 2008
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Sorry to hear about that - the W5 is one sweet little machine.

    One of the resellers here, Eddie (owner) over at BTOTech, does out of warranty repair work on Asus systems. You can pm him here (geared2play.com) or contact him through their company website at btotech.com for details.
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 22, 2008
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  3. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Additionally, you should also check if perhaps the DC board is discrete (i.e., not integrated on the mainboard). If it is, then you might be able to buy it off ASUS eStore for a cheap price, and replace it yourself.

    Otherwise, perhaps Eddie will do some soldering and solve the problem cheaply -- on your own, you'd probably need to get a new mainboard which a) may be difficult with an old model and b) will cost 2-300 USD.
     
    E.B.E., Oct 23, 2008
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  4. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    We do the repairs but it will cost about 140$ with shipping for this model.
     
    Geared2play.com, Nov 11, 2008
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