DELL Laptop Motherboard

@BRRABill
If you are willing,..I could be con'ed to do the repair. and if you don't let a certain group of ML'ers know,.. then your only going to be out parts and shipping...

Dashrender

@IRJ said:

@BRRABill said:

This thing is 4+ years old at this point anyway. Might be time for a whole upgrade.

Time for a new laptop for sure.

What's your price point? Does weight matter?

Decent price, but very heavy, HP Probooks - any, just pick one that has the specs you need.

i can't make a recommendation for Ultrabooks, the only one i've ever touched/owned have all been Lenovo's, so I'll be digging around for info when they die.

hobbit666

This might be worth looking at.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-DELL-LATITUDE-E6330-E6430S-DC-IN-CABLE-FTGTP-/272102199439?hash=item3f5a8e108f:g:NRYAAOSwT~9WlC7F
Seems maybe the DC port is not part of the motherboard.

MattSpeller

@BRRABill said:

Soldering irons and I do not get along.

It's actually a strange problem. Once I get it to stay on, I can't wiggle it or anything. I wonder if it is just starting to go.

This thing is 4+ years old at this point anyway. Might be time for a whole upgrade.

I'd take care of it for ya if I was near by. @travisdh1 is 100% correct I bet.

BRRABill

I can replace the motherboard. I just figured there was a site I didn't know about that everyone was buying from, that I would have found out about AFTER I already bought a part at a worse place.

I've learned here...ask before buying.

Dashrender

@BRRABill said:

I can replace the motherboard. I just figured there was a site I didn't know about that everyone was buying from, that I would have found out about AFTER I already bought a part at a worse place.

I've learned here...ask before buying.

I learned that too, but don't always remember.

MattSpeller

@BRRABill said:

I can replace the motherboard. I just figured there was a site I didn't know about that everyone was buying from, that I would have found out about AFTER I already bought a part at a worse place.

I've learned here...ask before buying.

One trick I've used previously is finding one on ebay/craigslist that's broken in another way. Can be cheaper than buying a part and you get extra spare parts.

stacksofplates

@travisdh1 said:

@BRRABill That could easily be fixed by soldering the connector back on the motherboard. At least if the experience of the local repair shop is anything to go by. If not, ebay.

Too bad it's not a Toshiba. Nice plug n play adapters. This was my fix:

BRRABill

Well, I noticed tonight that even though the "POWER" LED comes on for 2 seconds and then goes off, the laptop is working as expected.

So, I guess that is all that matters.

Jason

@BRRABill said:

What is your trusted source if you wanted to replace a DELL laptop motherboard?

Just buy a new laptop

travisdh1

@johnhooks That's unheard of, a power connector that won't break!

stacksofplates

@travisdh1 said:

@johnhooks That's unheard of, a power connector that won't break!

Well the original plastic one broke. And it was part of the brace on the body of the laptop, not the adapter itself. So I just dremeled the hole bigger and soldered a DC connector from Radio Shack on. It's not coming off unless you run it over.