Symptoms of a broken DC power jack:

• The laptop only operates when you hold the DC power plug in a certain direction (DC jack is broken or loose).
• The laptop only runs on battery power (no power is getting through the DC jack).
• The laptop gets no power at all.
• The laptop will not charge the battery.
• The laptop switches from AC power to battery power intermittently due to a loose or broken power jack.
• The laptop suddenly shuts off.
• The DC jack may feel loose.
• Sparks come out of the back of the laptop when you insert the power plug into the DC jack.

How some repair centers handle DC jack repair:

Most service centers don’t want to deal with this problem by attempting to repair the DC jack. Many, including the large nationwide stores and the laptop’s manufacturer, will either tell you the machine is not repairable or that they will need to replace the motherboard. These quotes usually run from $250 to as much as $800. They choose to ignore the fact that a broken DC power jack can be repaired without a motherboard replacement because they are not equipped with the tools or training to do DC power jack repair on your laptop.

How a DC jack breaks:

• The DC power jack on most models of laptops do not have enough reinforcement within the structure of the casing and motherboard to handle the stress caused by movement of the power plug.
• Some DC jacks simply fail under normal operation of your computer. After a year or two of usage, parts just come loose on certain models.
• Sometimes the laptop gets dropped and the plug jerks the DC jack loose.
• People, pets and vacuum cleaners trip over laptop power cords and break the DC power jack.
• The laptop is moved around a lot. After the DC jack is moved back and forth enough times, it comes loose.
• In some cases the DC jack was not soldered onto the motherboard well by the manufacturer.

Getting a new DC power jack installed by us:

This is a repair we do on a daily basis on ALL brands of laptops for individual customers and other computer repair shops all over the US. We have every DC jack for every laptop in stock. A flat rate of $180 covers the cost of the DC power jack and all labor involved in the DC jack repair. Unlike most laptop repair centers, our technicians have years of electronics training and experience. We also have invested in premium soldering equipment to safely remove the old DC jack from the laptop and replace it with a new DC power jack without damaging the motherboard. Rather than having your DC jack repaired by somebody in their basement shop,

We are located just north of the Katy Freeway and this is your best buy for repairing laptops that are no longer charging in the Houston and Katy area 77084 and 77450