There's also a new shop in Davis that might be able to handle the task: http://daviswiki.org/iFIX_ELECTRONICS?action=show&redirect=i+Fix+Electronics
Who knows they might sell you the part. Otherwise Metro electronics is great but don't expect them to know anything about computers specifically. Enjoy, Alex On 12/30/2011 10:44 AM, Thomas Johnston wrote: > Hey, thanks for the replies! I have a friend at UC Davis who I am > sure could do the solder job for me, if I can find the replacement > part. I will make a trip to Sac and see if someone at Metro > Electronics can identify exactly what the specs are supposed to be for > this component. > > Thanks again, > > Thomas > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:20 AM, jimbo <[email protected]> wrote: >> Kudos to trying to fix this yourself. >> >> There used to be a super electronics store in Sacramento called Marvac but >> they closed. Real shame. There is also one in downtown Sacramento called >> Metro Electronics. Maybe you can go into the store and show them what you >> need. >> >> Maybe you can hook up with an electronics teacher at a university or a jr. >> college? American river college has a good program out there. >> >> I have been seriously thinking about taking an electronics class to help my >> career (mechanic). It is amazing what electronics are morphing into on >> these newer vehicles. >> >> Jimbo >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas Johnston" <[email protected]> >> To: "lugod's technical discussion forum" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 1:13 PM >> Subject: [vox-tech] Schematics for motherboard >> >> >>> I have a Dell Vostro 1500 that was damaged early this year by a power >>> surge and I am finally getting around to seeing if it is fixable. The >>> computer seemed to run fine with two exceptions: (1) I couldn't get >>> the computer to recognize an external monitor connected to the VGA >>> port (not a huge concern) and (2) I couldn't charge the battery. >>> Obviously, once the battery was completely drained the computer became >>> a paper weight. >>> >>> I assumed the power surge damaged the DC power jack and I opened the >>> laptop up today see if the component had any product numbers on it so >>> I could be sure to order the correct one. When I did, I noticed one >>> obviously damaged component near the power jack (see photo in the >>> link): >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/57942444@N07/6596174007/ >>> >>> I spent all morning searching for motherboard schematics, without any >>> luck. This is the most information I could find regarding a >>> replacement MB: >>> >>> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/510553748/Laptop_motherboard_for_DELL_Vostro_1500.html >>> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions about how to identify the damaged >>> component? And perhaps where to get a replacement part? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Thomas >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vox-tech mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vox-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
