Asus n56v power jack question

My daughter's Asus n56v needs a power jack replacement. I'm okay with disassembling the laptop and making the replacement if soldering isn't involved. So that's my question, does anyone know if soldering is needed? This would be to replace the jack w/ harness cable (on ebay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-POWER-JA...522386?hash=item1e93abb412:g:Q-wAAOSwF1dURyOD).

 

No it should not be since it's on a cable.

 

Many thanks. I'll give it a try then, as soon as the part arrives. Hopefully it will fix the spotty charge issue.

 

Correct - if that's the right part, then the cable simply detaches from the mainboard and the jack can be removed from there. Those and the jacks on their own little daughter board are fairly easy to service.

If you continue to run into the charging issue, it could be a faulty battery, or possibly an issue at the motherboard.

 

Great to have the confirmation. I tried a new power adapter and battery and had only very temporary success. Hoping it's not the motherboard.

 

It does remove stress from the motherboard PCB having it on a cable like that eliminating one of the major causes for motherboard replacement.

 

I replaced the cable/power jack, but it didn't correct the charging issue. I guess it's the motherboard. It's only a problem when my daughter attempts to play her favorite games, which used to work fine. The laptop powers off if on the adapter or battery alone. Looks like new motherboards are about $450, too much for a laptop this old.

 

I thought the jack was physically broken, if you had shared that information I would have said you need to replace the jack.

Also don't game on the battery as it can over draw it.

 

I didn't know if there was a problem with the jack itself or not. I had tried a new AC adapter and a new battery without success, so I wanted to replace the jack. I saw the replacement part had a plugin cable and wanted to make sure there was no soldering involved. I really appreciate your advice (and that of Prostar).

The part was cheap, and replacing it wasn't difficult. The battery and adapter were inexpensive and the previous ones serve as a backup if needed. The laptop is still usable; my daughter just can't play her games in downtimes at college.

 

$450 for a board? That seems a little high. If that's all you can find it for, then I agree: too much to throw into a well used laptop. You might be able to find a working board for about half of that, though (although there's a fair chance it will be shipping from China).

 

I just looked again and found it for $260 at one place. That's still expensive, but I'll think about it. I'm guessing replacing a laptop motherboard is more difficult than replacing a desktop motherboard, which I've done 5 or 6 times in the past.

 

It's considerably more involved/complicated, yes. Not exactly "difficult," but more time consuming, and the parts you handle are generally more fragile.