My wife and kid both have the same model laptop with the same problem. DC power plug is loose, gets hot, and melts power plugs repeatedly.

I have identified that there are several possible actions I force take to fix this DC Power Plug problem.

1. Send to a DC Power Jack repair place for around .

http://comprehensivecomputing.net/power_jack_repair.htm

2. Buy a DC Power Jack for around and taking the laptop(s) apart and desolder and resolder the power jack.

a. Buy this jack

http://www.laptopjacks.com/view_part/Compaq-Laptop-DC-Power-Jack-CQ41716.html

b. Do this procedure

http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/category/laptop-tips-and-tricks/

3. Then I came across a 3rd explanation that this model really has a secondary board additional room with the DC Power Jack, and an alternative is to replace this board additional room, which is about .

http://cgi.ebay.com/COMPAQ-PRESARIO-M2000-DC-POWER-PORT-JACK-EXTENTION_W0QQitemZ130267601438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item130267601438&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

And looking at the picture of this additional room board, it looks like it has both male and female DC power jack and that there is another DC power jack on the main motherboard? How many jacks force go terrible here that need to be replaced?

So I’d be pleased to get advice on what is a excellent way to proceed, I have a soldering iron, and have done connect repair on desktop motherboard before but haven’t had the laptop apart, not to mention that if I screw up it is my wife and kid that are my consumer never to let me forget.

Oh and I would also be attracted if there are any folks out there with Compaq Presario M2000 that DON’T have this problem with burning up power jacks.

I am thinking this secondary power board additional room sounds like a screwy thing that may make the power connection more likely to come loose and have overheating problems…. and that the proper repair procedure force be just a small more than replacing the jack, but trying to better secure the whole assembly so it doesn’t just wobble back out of place and melt more power connectors. And that possibly DC jack both on motherboard and on additional room board force need replaced.

I appreciate advice from anyone who has been through this sort of issue with this model Compaq Presario M2000.
Based on my wife insisting on “quick action”, we took hers to “Geek Squad” and it looks like they know what needs done and will bill us 2 for it which is in line with what in found investigating on the net.

Best answer:

Answer by mick f
pay to have it done if u fry the motherboard coz of u sloppy repair ur in deeper and if u have never fully taken a laptop apart leave it to someone who does know —- not meant to offend — took my first laptop apart and it wound up in the trash bin—- nice 800.00 dollar lesson —same problem

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