Fixing a charging circuit

[Angela P]

Any thoughts on how I should go about fixing a charging circuit that's not working in the motherboard? The laptop works find plugged in without the battery. So I bought a new battery and the laptop doesn't even start up when the battery is in. When I take the battery out and the laptop is plugged into the outlet, it works. My laptop is pretty new, an ASUSX550CA, so I don't see any schematics online.

 

[Cristi72]

Hello,

How old is your laptop? Check your invoice, maybe the laptop is still is under the warranty (ASUS usually have 2-year warranty for the laptop itself and 1-year warranty for the battery). If not, please address a specialized repair shop, because there is no quick fix for such problems (best case scenario: you must change a fuse; worst case scenario: you will end up changing the entire motherboard, as the cost of changing the broken component will be pretty steep).

Of course, if you have a soldering station (hot air preferrable), have a good source of electronic components and have the know-how, you could try to fix the motherboard by yourself.