Thursday, December 1, 2011

Dell Inspiron M5030 DC Power Jack Repair

This Dell Inspiron M5030 laptop came in with a loose power plug connection.  When you plug the laptop in to the dc socket it feels very loose and only powers on when you hold it at a certain angle.  If this is happening to your laptop you should STOP right away.  Doing this runs a chance of ruining the motherboard which is a much more costly repair and a lot of the time not worth it due to cost.
The M5030 notebook uses the standard nine pin circular barrel dc jack that dell has been using for years.  The laptop needs to be completely taken apart to access the dc jack.  It's also soldered directly to motherboard so it needs to be de-soldered and a new dc plug soldered back on.
After the jack is replaced the laptop powers on and charges the battery again!

1 comment:

Shyamal said...

Thanks...
My laptop model is also "Dell Inspiron M5030"
I've same problem but can't repair on my country.
How can i repair it or get your help?