On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Von Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <quote name="Von Fugal" date="Tue, 19 Aug 2008 at 10:13 -0600"> > > <quote name="Joshua Lutes" date="Fri, 15 Aug 2008 at 10:42 -0700"> > > > Thanks for the links and suggestions guys. I don't know about > soldering, > > > but I am not afraid of screws so I think I'll try taking the biddy > apart. > > > The power supply is probably the worst thing to lose, right? Anyway, > thanks > > > again for the links 'n things. > > > > Haha, afraid of screws. I laugh because HP apparently has no fear of > > screws. I had this exact problem, I was still under warranty so I sent > > it in. It came back and worked like a charm (for 10 seconds) then my > > roommate asked if there was supposed to be sparks flashing in the rear. > > I checked it out and there was a loose screw floating around in there. > > Sent it back to HP again to get it done right. > > > > Von Fugal > > P.S. > I've taken apart my HP Pavilion (zv5000) many times and successfully put > it back together again. I'd be happy to fix your connector for you for a > small fee. In fact I took mine apart when I had the power problem > described and saw it was a solder joint gone bad. I decided to send it > in at that point because it was still under warranty. Although after the > screw incident and not having my laptop for almost a month I wished I > had just done it myself. :/ > > Von Fugal Thanks, I'll keep that in mind and may take you up on the offer. I fear no screw, but I don't know the first thing about soldering. Joshua /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
