I have just acquired an old Compaq Armada E500 notebook through
work for free. The machine itself is in good working order but
it has obviously been dropped as there is damage to one of the
screen hinges and the power connector socket has snapped off.

I'm not spending hundreds on a new system/motherboard just
because the power connector is damaged, I'd rather just solder a
new one on. But before I do this I need to know what the power
socket pins on the motherboard are for, they are labelled 1, 2
and 3. Does anyone know or, even better, can anyone tell me how
to get hold of a schematic diagram for the Compaq Armada E500
system board?

Paul