Hey there, once again, I am in a bit of a predicament. Looks like my DC Jack/Power jack/charge jack [whatever you guys feel comfortable with] went out. I was playing around with a new wireless card and had the majority of my laptop disassembled [basically running the main components, motherboard, keyboard, lcd screen, nothing much] and running it with the power brick. If you are familiar with my previous thread, my battery is disassembled and I am waiting for new cells to solder in, but in the mean time, I decided to try and install the new wireless card that came in. Anyway, I was already running the computer in a weird angle [loose dc jack] and I was in the middle of installing the software when my computer just instantly shut off.
Now, either I fried my motherboard [if this is a novice assumption, forgive me] or my dc jack [which was powering the laptop in a funny angle] finally gave out. I'm not sure which, but now, no matter what angle I try to twist or turn the plug, it won't power. Anyhow, I was wondering if I could just order a similiar looking dc jack and wait for parts or does it have to be absolutely the same? Could I find a dc jack with the same mm size and the same amount of pins? I mean, I'm assuming as long as it'll fit in the spot on the motherboard, it'll be fine. But then again, I am a novice and I'm likely to be wrong.
Thanks guys!
Now, either I fried my motherboard [if this is a novice assumption, forgive me] or my dc jack [which was powering the laptop in a funny angle] finally gave out. I'm not sure which, but now, no matter what angle I try to twist or turn the plug, it won't power. Anyhow, I was wondering if I could just order a similiar looking dc jack and wait for parts or does it have to be absolutely the same? Could I find a dc jack with the same mm size and the same amount of pins? I mean, I'm assuming as long as it'll fit in the spot on the motherboard, it'll be fine. But then again, I am a novice and I'm likely to be wrong.
Thanks guys!