Recent content by seiferoth10

The DC cable is perfectly fine. The solder pads that the DC cable connect to, as well as neighboring solder pads, all show the proper ~20V. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I found the culprit. There's a few SMD components that look like they're done for, and they're all in the power circuit (labeled...

Firstly, if it helps any, laptop in question is a Sony Vaio VGN-N250E. My issue, in bulletpoint format: 0.) Laptop won't turn on when only on AC adapter. It runs when only on battery power, but when on AC adapter and battery inserted at the same time, the battery is not being charged. 1.) The...