Comments on: The power plug on Acer Aspire would need to be fiddled with in order to work

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:39:09 +0000

Hey all. I am attempting to replace the DC jack on a Sony Vaio PCG-81115L or VPCF136FM (same computer different numberss) anyway, When i got inside the computer I noticed that the DC jack has a cable that runs from the jack, to a plug on the motherboard. Has anyone else seen this? Am I missing something? It doesnt seme like I will need to solder anything to replace it (assuming a buy the whole replacement assembly that included the jack and wiring all the way to the above mentioned plug). Does that sound right!? Thanks for the help in advance!

By: Sticky

Sticky — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:42:30 +0000

Hey there,

There are a couple of good videos about this repair on Youtube. I just repaired on where the board was really bad. I opted to solder a pigtail on it that has a jack at the end. If you do this, use a three wire cable and tie the third on to the board inside as a stress relief. Then cover the whole thing with a blob of non-conductive epoxy.

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Mon, 03 May 2010 07:08:48 +0000

Alex,

I have a different kind of problem! I have an acer aspire 9500 laptop and my power button doesnt work. At first I had to press it 2-3 times at different angles and it worked. Yesterday I tried about 500 times and I didnt manage to power up my laptop. I took the plastic covering off and pressed the tiny button on the green plate but still nothing! Can anybody help me?

I believe in an Acer Aspire 9500 the power button is located on a power button board.
The part number for the power button board is: 435906BOL11
If the power button doesn’t work, you’ll have to replace the entire power button board.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 03 May 2010 07:03:27 +0000

I have a different kind of problem! I have an acer aspire 9500 laptop and my power button doesnt work. At first I had to press it 2-3 times at different angles and it worked. Yesterday I tried about 500 times and I didnt manage to power up my laptop. I took the plastic covering off and pressed the tiny button on the green plate but still nothing! Can anybody help me?

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:12:33 +0000

kate,

I thought it was my adapter that is busted. So i bought a new one. But with the new adapter i also have to fizzle it to get power.

Sounds like a problem with the DC jack inside the laptop. It’s necessary to disassemble the laptop and take a closer look at the jack. Most likely the jack has to be resoldered or replaced.

I used it for 15 minutes, after i unplugged it, i smelled burnt something on the power socket of the laptop. And the pin from the adapter looked a little bit melted and the pin was as hot as flat iron.

Hopefully you didn’t damage the motherboard.

By: kate

kate — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:53:36 +0000

I think I have the same problem with my Acer Travelmate. I thought it was my adapter that is busted. So i bought a new one. But with the new adapter i also have to fizzle it to get power. I used it for 15 minutes, after i unplugged it, i smelled burnt something on the power socket of the laptop. And the pin from the adapter looked a little bit melted and the pin was as hot as flat iron. Would it be the same problem as yours?

By: Al D

Al D — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:40:28 +0000

Toshiba A105 S361 laptop Dead
Plug /power supply replaced 19V dc confirmed.
Mother Board and dc connector replaced.
Unit totally dead,no leds,nothing at all.
Any resets on this computer,any help appreciated?

By: chris

chris — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:40:17 +0000

For acer aspire you must remove all the back screws and there are some in the battery bay too.
Then prize off the cover over the power on button,it levers off on the right .More screws are under it. Then remove keyboard carefully and the other connectors are under there.
I have worked on aspire and extensa and both come apart this way. Remove the wifi connectors to get the screen seperate.
On the extensa, unbolt the video out nuts to remove the motherboard ,on aspire it just lifts away in one piece.

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:57:48 +0000

Quote:
“The AC adapter is sealed and is not repairable. You’ll have to buy a new adapter.”

Ive opened many an AC adapter with a hammer and chisel, then after repairing, just taped it up with duct tape again. If your’e going to throw the thing out anyway, you might as well butcher itfirst to seeif its repairable. Its not pretty, but it gets the job done.
I find that most adapters seem to louse up where the secondary power cable is soldered to the board or just as its coming out of the adapter you get a wire break.

By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:31:40 +0000

I have a Dell C640 that a few months ago had a larger hardrive and new battery installed. It has been working perfectly until today–It was on for about 10 minutes with battery power and then was picked up from the table and went blank, It will not power-up at all, sometimes I can get it to show power, the fan runs fast and all the LED light at the same time. I brought it home and it will power with the AC adapter, but not with the battery. The indicators on the battery show a full charge–what happened?