Comments on: Toshiba Satellite A75 failed power jack workaround http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/ Laptop and Notebook Repair and Troubleshooting Tips. Laptop repair guy helps to find and fix the problem. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:53:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-136715 Steve Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:33:31 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-136715 Hi-- thanks for the advice.help on getting this repair done. I used the connector/housing combo from radio shack, then a dot of hot glue holds it in place on the laptop-- about a 6.5/10 on the clean scale I think. :) (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102490) Problem for me now is that in XP, things run fine under AC... but when you pull the power, it still thinks it's on AC, not battery. It'd think it was an XP issue, but when you power all the way down, it still lights the LED lamps like it's charging (which I assume is draining hte battery). The only fix I've come up with to correct the lights and behavior is to pop the battery in and out. Any other ideas as to what we may have done wrong ro what's happening here?? Hi– thanks for the advice.help on getting this repair done. I used the connector/housing combo from radio shack, then a dot of hot glue holds it in place on the laptop– about a 6.5/10 on the clean scale I think. :) (http://www.radioshack.com/prod.....Id=2102490)

Problem for me now is that in XP, things run fine under AC… but when you pull the power, it still thinks it’s on AC, not battery. It’d think it was an XP issue, but when you power all the way down, it still lights the LED lamps like it’s charging (which I assume is draining hte battery). The only fix I’ve come up with to correct the lights and behavior is to pop the battery in and out.

Any other ideas as to what we may have done wrong ro what’s happening here??

]]> By: Bill Barr http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-136240 Bill Barr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:19:44 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-136240 More update. Took it back apart, desoldered the + connection on the back side and made sure that the hole thru the mother baord was full of solder. Resoldered the connection and powered up and it appears to be working. I believe the problem was the sleave connecting the bottom and top traces. There was another article that discussed this issue.I had my unit repaired by a company and the sleave was not there when I started my fix. I believe making sure that there is a good connection between the top and the bottom traces cured my problem. Thanks again for your site. I could not have started without it. More update. Took it back apart, desoldered the + connection on the back side and made sure that the hole thru the mother baord was full of solder. Resoldered the connection and powered up and it appears to be working.

I believe the problem was the sleave connecting the bottom and top traces. There was another article that discussed this issue.I had my unit repaired by a company and the sleave was not there when I started my fix.

I believe making sure that there is a good connection between the top and the bottom traces cured my problem.

Thanks again for your site. I could not have started without it.

]]> By: Bill Barr http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-136037 Bill Barr Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:52:25 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-136037 Update from my last. I removed some solder from the + terminal on the back side and all seemed to work. Put it all back together and let it sit powered up. Disconnected the ac power and let the battery drain. Plugged the AC cord back in ligts all came on, ie amber battey light and the green power cord symbol.Looked at after a few minutes and all thelights were out. Since then nothing. I took it apart again last night and intend to start over. Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated. This is an A35X unit. Bill Barr Update from my last. I removed some solder from the + terminal on the back side and all seemed to work. Put it all back together and let it sit powered up. Disconnected the ac power and let the battery drain. Plugged the AC cord back in ligts all came on, ie amber battey light and the green power cord symbol.Looked at after a few minutes and all thelights were out.
Since then nothing. I took it apart again last night and intend to start over.
Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

This is an A35X unit.

Bill Barr

]]> By: Bill Barr http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-135900 Bill Barr Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:57:25 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-135900 An additional comment after my last post. With the battery removed and the power plugged in the mother board will power up. Cooling fan runs etc. Bill Barr An additional comment after my last post. With the battery removed and the power plugged in the mother board will power up. Cooling fan runs etc.

Bill Barr

]]> By: Bill Barr http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-135899 Bill Barr Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-135899 Great artice. I used the idea but purchased the Radio Shack DC jack. It is sturdier than the toshiba jack. I mounted it on an external wire as shown here. Problem. It powered up, got lights for a few minutes but now nothing. I checked for voltage on the board by plugging the power cord in then placed my positive meter probe on the positive terminal and put the negative probe at various places on the board that I had continuity with the negative point on the dc jack solder point. Any suggestions? Bill Barr Charleston SC Great artice. I used the idea but purchased the Radio Shack DC jack. It is sturdier than the toshiba jack. I mounted it on an external wire as shown here.

Problem. It powered up, got lights for a few minutes but now nothing.

I checked for voltage on the board by plugging the power cord in then placed my positive meter probe on the positive terminal and put the negative probe at various places on the board that I had continuity with the negative point on the dc jack solder point.

Any suggestions?

Bill Barr
Charleston SC

]]> By: Gary http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-134988 Gary Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-134988 Hello, I have a LG LS70 Express that I got, and I have the DC power plug in problem that seems common to all. My question is has anyone worked on a LG Laptop? I paid a ridiculous price to fix it once, the fix did not last 90 days. Also has anyone changed out the 600x Ati card, the laptop is old but it still fills my needs, but a little tune up never hurts. Thank you for your help Hello,
I have a LG LS70 Express that I got, and I have the DC power plug in problem that seems common to all. My question is has anyone worked on a LG Laptop? I paid a ridiculous price to fix it once, the fix did not last 90 days. Also has anyone changed out the 600x Ati card, the laptop is old but it still fills my needs, but a little tune up never hurts. Thank you for your help

]]> By: criso http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-134820 criso Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:14:40 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-134820 I saw that in the drawing you soldered everything, my question is : Did you include the point close to the hole of the positive terminal? thank you for sharing your experiencie I saw that in the drawing you soldered everything, my question is : Did you include the point close to the hole of the positive terminal?

thank you for sharing your experiencie

]]> By: mystirious http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-133629 mystirious Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:23:31 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-133629 please note that I could not be able to check my Toshiba a75 laptop battery on load approximately around 1 or a/2 amp e.g I just checked voltage please note that I could not be able to check my Toshiba a75 laptop battery on load approximately around 1 or a/2 amp e.g I just checked voltage

]]> By: mystirious http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-133624 mystirious Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:25:52 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-133624 I tested battery by putting in Laptop and checked by meter on the soldering points over the mother board. I tested battery by putting in Laptop and checked by meter on the soldering points over the mother board.

]]> By: cj2600 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/failed-laptop-power-jack-workaround/comment-page-8/#comment-133583 cj2600 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:20:41 +0000 http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/05/27/toshiba-satellite-a75-failed-power-jack-workaround/#comment-133583 mystirious, <blockquote>In windows it shows 100% battery sometime goes on battery for just 1 second</blockquote> Sounds like a bad battery to me. How did you test the battery? Are you sure it's OK? mystirious,

In windows it shows 100% battery sometime goes on battery for just 1 second

Sounds like a bad battery to me. How did you test the battery? Are you sure it’s OK?

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