Power Jack issues.

I've had my laptop since November of 06 and I’m just now starting to have this problem. Unfortunately my warranty has run out. I'm aware of the notorious nature of the power jacks on laptops. I'm just wondering if anyone has taken their notebook to a third party to be repaired with positive results.

I've heard form others that due to the type of connectors used, you can end up getting a repair that only works for a matter of months before the continued plugging in and unplugging of the cord cause the problem once again. Just looking for a little feedback.

At this time it takes a slight bit of pressure on the cord; in the socket, for it to begin to charge. This is a minor inconvenience that I deal with my simply letting the cord hang off the desk or position the cord in the socket at just the right angel this of course is no real solution and in fact on guarantees further problem down the line.

I've recently come across the link to a large post on the topic that was posted else where on this site. The link is to a post specifically concerning HP notebooks and the power socket issue. It shed a little light on the problem for me so I'll post it below for anyone else that comes along. I just wanted to post this hear as this site is the one I’ve gone to since i first purchased my notebook. (website loyalty?)



http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic73146-0.html

 

HP power jacks for the Pavilion systems was a problem from about 2004 to 2006, and it happened the same time they switched to lead-free solder but didn't know how to properly use it. That was how my first notebook died, by way of a power socket failure and a related motherboard melt down.

A repair today would probably last for a long time, and its (hopefully) cheaper than buying a new notebook. Eventually, that notebook isn't going to work so you might as well fix it now rather than wait for it to break later. A not-so-good power connection CAN damage the notebook in other ways so I think it a good idea to fix sooner rather than later.

You can probably get it repaired at Best Buy, I hear their Geek Squad repair center is pretty good with those repairs. (Yes, I'm actually recommending GS in this case)

 

If you have no time to send the laptop in for repairs and money to spare, you can get a HP Quickdock. It uses the expansion port3 as power supply instead of the usual power jack.

 

Its not really a defect with the DC's they are mostly damaged over time because of wear and tear...

The newer HP's (the glossy top) series you have little to worry about, the DC ports are external(not located on the logic board), and they almost never go bad(1 in every 1,000)....

 

lucky me being 1 in 1000. lol.
I won't complain though, I really do love this noteobook.