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!

Acer Aspire 4720Z DC Input Repair

This Acer aspire 4720z came in with the power jack rattling around inside the laptop. The 4720z uses one of the two common and frail acer dc jacks. About half of the Acer laptops that come on have the physically broken jacks due to the fact they use a frail 1.65mm center pin.
When the laptop was opened up the customer had attempted to add some solder but didn't do any real damage.
After putting a new jack on the laptop powers up and charges the battery again.