[PLUG] Laptop Repair: Gateway NV53A74u Power Connector

2012-09-07 Thread Chaz Sliger
This computer's power jack is does not work. My daughter says it can get power briefly if she wiggles it a lot. I've tried to take it apart but can't figure out how to get the two halves to release. I did get it open enough to see that the molded brackets holding the jack had broken allowing

Re: [PLUG] Laptop Repair: Gateway NV53A74u Power Connector

2012-09-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 7 Sep 2012, Chaz Sliger wrote: Any recommendations as to where/who I can turn to would be greatly appreciated. chaz, When I needed laptop repairs in the past I took them to Northwest Computer Support in southeast Beaverton. Had good results with them. If they're still there, that's

Re: [PLUG] Laptop Repair: Gateway NV53A74u Power Connector

2012-09-07 Thread Neal
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Chaz Sliger c...@bctonline.com wrote: This computer's power jack is does not work. My daughter says it can get power briefly if she wiggles it a lot. Not to insult anyone's intelligence but are you sure it's not the power cable? Trying a spare charger could save

Re: [PLUG] Laptop Repair: Gateway NV53A74u Power Connector

2012-09-07 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 04:53:47PM -0700, Chaz Sliger wrote: I did get it open enough to see that the molded brackets holding the jack had broken allowing the jack to slide back into the case when attempting to insert the power plug. I wedged some paper behind the jack to prevent it from