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!

Gateway LT2032U DC Power Jack Repair/Replacement

The Gateway LT2032U is a 10.1" Netbook. It's basically a re branded Acer One laptop (Acer bought Gateway).
This LT2000 series came in with the dc jack pushed back inside the laptop. You can no longer plug the power cord in properly. The power connection is held in by a plastic housing and sticky tape on one side of the power plug. It plugs into the motherboard and isn't directly soldered on. The netbook does need to be almost completely taken apart to access the dc jack.
The picture shown is the laptop torn down the access the dc jack. The plastic housing was broken so it needed to be glued into place with a special gel super glue.
It takes 24 hours to set and then the notebook can be put back together. The laptop now powers on and works great!