On fixing AC power plugs in various HP and Compaq laptops

Several months ago, I posted a comment on the This Is Broken weblog, noting my frustration with motherboard-mounted AC power jacks on laptops, and noting that I had fixed a couple of them by following some online directions. Since then, I seem to regularly be getting comments in this journal asking me to explain how I did it. Clearly I need to just write this up once and thoroughly, post it, and be done with it.

First, the keywords. My experience is with a Compaq Presario 1210 laptop (which is very similar to the 1600 series), and a pair of HP Pavilion xf235 laptops, but this should apply to most similar laptops; the advice is mostly generic.

( Repair Instructions Herein )

On fixing AC power plugs in various HP and Compaq laptops

Several months ago, I posted a comment on the This Is Broken weblog, noting my frustration with motherboard-mounted AC power jacks on laptops, and noting that I had fixed a couple of them by following some online directions. Since then, I seem to regularly be getting comments in this journal asking me to explain how I did it. Clearly I need to just write this up once and thoroughly, post it, and be done with it.

First, the keywords. My experience is with a Compaq Presario 1210 laptop (which is very similar to the 1600 series), and a pair of HP Pavilion xf235 laptops, but this should apply to most similar laptops; the advice is mostly generic.

( Repair Instructions Herein )