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    pulled apart note book

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by crazylaptop, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. crazylaptop

    crazylaptop Newbie

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    ok i posted about my very old dell note book and asked questions about charging and resetting it self back to windows 98 well the out come... I pulled it all apart and found that all the times i tripped over the cord i loosend the weld on the plug outlet on the laptop so tomorrow im heading to the store and get solder and weld it back on properly does any one know where i can get a new part its the part its where the plug plugs into on the notebook well any way its a insp. 5150
     
    crazylaptop, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Commander Wolf, Jan 25, 2009
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  3. crazylaptop

    crazylaptop Newbie

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    yeah thats it!!! there are 3 welds broken so im gonna try to re solder it and see what happends worst case i buy a new part the computer was only few months old when this happend
     
    crazylaptop, Jan 25, 2009
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  4. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    If the computer is 3 months old ... wouldn't it still be under warranty?
     
    millermagic, Jan 25, 2009
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  5. crazylaptop

    crazylaptop Newbie

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    No the computer is many years old like 5 or somthing but when it broke it was only a few months old and dell wouldnt help me in any way dell serviced sucked the i guess
     
    crazylaptop, Jan 26, 2009
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    RacerX1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Don't know your soldering experience, but make sure your soldering iron is not more then 10 or 15 watts otherwise you can smoke the board, also since these motherboards are multi layer you need to make sure it flows through the holes. Only trying to help and not insult in any way.
     
    RacerX1, Jan 28, 2009
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