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Compaq Armada 7400
We have an Armada 7400 model 6300/T/6400/D/O/3....Our charger cannot charge
the battery because the prongs IN the laptop go INTO the laptop...As if broken inside the casing....I've called the service center (CompUSA) and the guy told me I would have to buy a NEW motherboard....For some reason I'm not buying that story...I've fixed motherboards on my towers before, but have never attempted a laptops motherboard...Can this be fixed by re-solderring the prongs back onto the board?? Or not?? Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions... |
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You have nothing to lose at this point. They are firmly attached to the
motherboard and the fix is a motherboard replacement. Why not open the case and see what you find? Tom "Rich & Dee" wrote in message news:FUoOb.90469$8H.134914@attbi_s03... We have an Armada 7400 model 6300/T/6400/D/O/3....Our charger cannot charge the battery because the prongs IN the laptop go INTO the laptop...As if broken inside the casing....I've called the service center (CompUSA) and the guy told me I would have to buy a NEW motherboard....For some reason I'm not buying that story...I've fixed motherboards on my towers before, but have never attempted a laptops motherboard...Can this be fixed by re-solderring the prongs back onto the board?? Or not?? Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions... |
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Rich & Dee wrote:
We have an Armada 7400 model 6300/T/6400/D/O/3....Our charger cannot charge the battery because the prongs IN the laptop go INTO the laptop...As if broken inside the casing....I've called the service center (CompUSA) and the guy told me I would have to buy a NEW motherboard....For some reason I'm not buying that story...I've fixed motherboards on my towers before, but have never attempted a laptops motherboard...Can this be fixed by re-solderring the prongs back onto the board?? Or not?? Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions... This is a common problem, there are 3 prongs that are soldered to the board that hold the power plug. Take the unit apart and re-solder the joints. If the bridges are burnt re-solder the joints scrape the board and re-bridge the joints. If you don't feel confident doing this at least get the unit open and then stop by your local CB shop and have the bench tech there do the soldering for you as he will be familiar with bridging joints and working on boards. Cost will be $5-$20 Just for the record I have fixed boards that have had cracks in them from being dropped. Trai' |
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