[ale] [OT] laptop parts in downtown ATL

[Dustin Strickland]

I doubt it'll help anything, but I have some parts from an old G5 laying
around. The Pavilion line is known for falling apart right after the
warranty runs out. This one happened to have overheated to the point that
the GPU slid off its solder pads.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> So you see 19.25V from the power supply, and same from internal jack cord
> as long as it's NOT plugged into the motherboard. But once it's plugged
> onto the mobo, you essentially no voltage across the same 2 points.
>
> That would be a dead short rather close. See if the voltage changes with
> the battery removed.
>
> Can you also check current? I'm interested to see if the no voltage also
> shows a high current or 0A.
>
> On third thought, unless you _really_ want to pull out the soldering iron,
> toss the thing in the trash (i.e. parts sales on ebay) after you pull out
> the hard drive.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So, I test both the jack by itself and the jack plugged in on MoBo as
>> this guy mentions
>>
>> http://www.insidemylaptop.com/laptop-does-not-start-bad-power-jack-motherboard/
>> On the jack alone, I get a reading of 19.25.
>> Once I plug the jack on the MoBo, i cannot get more than .45.
>> Time to throw the towel and deliver the bad news?
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Got it.
>> > Thanks for the tips.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> That's not good. Other option is some (many) laptops refuse to work at
>> all
>> >> once the battery is completely toasted. Check it with a meter. If you
>> see 0V
>> >> on all combos of terminals, that's the next replacement choice (try
>> power
>> >> with battery removed first).
>> >>
>> >> Unless the cord has been kicked out of the plug, the internal socket is
>> >> likely not the culprit. The power board is a more likely failure point
>> as it
>> >> must both provide power to the system and charging circuit.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Sergio Chaves <
>> sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> herrr... you mean the power cord and everything else, right?
>> >>> Done that, twice because the first one could have been defective.
>> >>> Even used my wife's g6 cord as well. no joy.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>> > Replace the power brick itself.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Aug 27, 2013 1:38 PM, "Sergio Chaves" <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Anyone knows where I can find a DC connector for a Pavillion g7
>> laptop?
>> >>> >> I order one from here
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-POWER-JACK-HARNESS-PLUG-CABLE-FOR-HP-PAVILION-g7-1219wm-g7-1222nr-g7-1227nr-/221252104056?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3383a72f78
>> >>> >> but after many days waiting, I was told that is coming from Hong
>> Kong.
>> >>> >> This is my next door neighbor's laptop and we have a certain
>> urgency.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> The light will not come on at all. Changed power cords and still no
>> >>> >> go. My assumption is that the connector is bad.
>> >>> >> Thoughts?
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