[ruthless]

My laptop fell off my bed today while it was plugged into the power cord. Unfortunately this broke the pin inside the laptop where the power cord plugs into. The pin is straight but its loose and wobbles.

The laptop is a Gateway NV59. (NV5911h)
Its almost 3 years old, but has served me well.

According to my research I need a new DC power jack. Further research has shown that its soldered to the motherboard and needs the entire laptop to be disassembled and a new one soldered on.

I don't think I have the necessary skills to handle this task.
I was also looking into replacing the entire motherboard itself if its around the same value of repair.

Does anyone know of a good, reliable computer repair place that can fix this?
Located in Surrey preferably but willing to travel if positive reviews.

Thanks

[ruthless]

Found a video taking the laptop apart
Gateway NV54/NV59 AC DC Power Jack Repair - YouTube
And this one fixing the DC jack
Gateway ms2273 nv54 nv53 laptop dc power jack repair fix socket input port connector - YouTube

[Dragon-88]

Fixing the DC jack isnt worth it. IF you want to replace the mainboard thats the best way to go. But if its going to cost you $200 in parts and labor its not worth it. Might as well use that good money to a newer, faster and better system.

[JesseBlue]

If you are good with a soldering iron then you should be able ti change that part...ensure the battery is unplugged though
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[nabs]

the DC jack is a big component (relatively), it will most likely only have three pins, 2 if you're lucky. Should be an easy fix.

[StylinRed]

i had to replace the jack on one of my laptops it was such a pain to disassemble had to take everything apart including the monitor to get to it after i put the new one in and got everything working again i dropped the laptop and broke the screen -_- (oh kind of like your video)

the jack itself wasn't soldered though and simply had a 3pin connector and a grounding wire
so if you're going to do it yourself be prepared for a pita session and risking breaking the laptop or little parts of it like plastic tabs (i broke an end off the chassis of mine somehow etc)

i would just sell it to someone who wouldnt mind a little diy (include the replacement part)
and get a new one :)


repair shops charge something like $100 iirc so it just isn't worth it imo (at least for me when i was fixing mine)