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Laptop want charge connection lose

When I plug in cord to laptop it seems to be loose inside the laptop

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Charging adapter in laptop may need to be resoldered or replaced. Some of these are a plug in type and you may just have to super glue the plug back in place inside of laptop. The plastic tabs break after awhile

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 05, 2008

SOURCE: the power plug won't charge the battery which prevents the computer coming on

With no battery fitted to the Laptop and the power supply fitted and working o/k, the Laptop is dead. Could it be the convertor on the motherboard faulty , if so, can it be repaired.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: Toshiba L300 satellite --- Power cord does not connect!

Unplug the powercord and try to move around the DC-Jack with a small flatheat screwdriver. If the jack moves around freely or the middle pin has too much slack you most likely have a defective DC-Jack. You can replace it yourself there are guides online that show you how to do this. The repair takes about 2-3 hours. I work for a company called Laptop Repair NYC and we do this repair frequently.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 17, 2009

SOURCE: Port loose? Laptop won't keep charging

You might be able to replace the jack easily enough. I am not sure what model you have, but some Compaq laptops have modular jacks, meaning they can be replaced instead of having to be repaired or having to replace the entire motherboard. I would recommend you do this or have someone qualified to do this beucase if you leave it as-is then you might burn something out on your Motherboard.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 23, 2009

SOURCE: My power cord is loose. It plugs in and charges,

Hello !

If I'm understanding you correctly, the wiggle is from the laptop. Sounds like a problem is about to happen. Your Presario has a loose power jack (connector inside the laptop). It is a part that can be replaced.

If you need further info, let us know.

Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 26, 2009

SOURCE: The power plug is not working and wont charge the

yea sure..
u need a professional to handle n repair it....
..contact ur system admin/vendor

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The power cord might be bent or screwed up. Or option two, the actual power connection in your laptop (i.e. the place where you plug in the cord to the laptop) could be broken on the inside.

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If it is just the laptop cord, try another connection cord that will plug into your laptop. If it works, buy a universal adapter.

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