Laptop Battery help

Kimberley

My Daughters Laptop keeps turrning itself off. It looks like that it's the connection at the back that is loose where the battery lead goes into because when you fiddle with it it turns back on. Is it expensive to fix?

456789

Does the laptop switch to battery power and then turn off?
Does the battery hold a charge?

If it is definately a problem with the wire and moving it fixes it either
a) the wire is damaged - this is connected to an adaptor usually so you need to buy a new adaptor can be expensive up to £100 but can usually get a cheaper one on ebay
b) internal circuitry on the motherboard is damaged where the cable connects to it - will need to be resoldered

macman

If you mean the mains adaptor, when that is removed the laptop should switch to battery power, not switch off. So that leads me to ask, is the battery actually charging when you do get a connection?
It's invariably the power socket detaching from the motherboard due to stress, usual cause is tripping over the mains lead a few times or straining the connector when the laptop is used on the floor, on a bed etc.
Will cost around £100 to have it replaced or resoldered. the part costs pence but it's a major dismantling job to get at it I'm afraid. Take it to an independent laptop repair shop, not PCW though!

DCFC79

If the battery when connected via the mains lead isnt charging then id say its the dc pin socket where the mains lead plugs into in the laptop, i had my laptop recently fixed for its dc socket and it was £109, heres a link for the guys who fixed mine, i have no link to these guys except they fixed my laptop

Kimberley

I don't think the mains lead is charging the Laptop because the Laptop just turns itself off completely. Like we could be typing and then blank, nothing.

vaio

As other have said it is probably the power socket on the motherboard which costs 20p but takes £100 to get to.

But, I once had a Tosh where the problem was a broken wire in the cable just where the cable goes into the plug so that might be worth checking too.

Kimberley

DCFC79 wrote: »

If the battery when connected via the mains lead isnt charging then id say its the dc pin socket where the mains lead plugs into in the laptop, i had my laptop recently fixed for its dc socket and it was £109, heres a link for the guys who fixed mine, i have no link to these guys except they fixed my laptop

That company that you have given a link to, you have to book a collection. Do they repair and then charge you or do they give you a qoute before they repair to see if you want to go ahead?

macman

Kimberley wrote: »

I don't think the mains lead is charging the Laptop because the Laptop just turns itself off completely. Like we could be typing and then blank, nothing.

Well what does the battery meter say-is it taking any charge?

macgyver

I have had similar problems twice with my 2 Laptops due to bad habbit of taking the laptop in the bed and its DC socket gets damaged as the plug puts extra strain on the DC socket because of poor positioning.
The first time I paid £45 to get it repaired in 2006 from a local laptop repair chap and last month got my Dell repaired for £60 from another local laptop repair shop. Although I did have to shop arround and quotes varying from £120 to £80
Good luck