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Subject: Re: help !!!!!!!

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Shane Huddleston

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Date Posted: 10:14:22 10/03/01 Wed
In reply to: john fostiropoulos 's message, "help !!!!!!!" on 06:42:25 10/03/01 Wed

You didn't specifically describe this as the problem, but I have read MANY messages on here about the connector that the AC adapter plugs into loosening up through time. This usually starts out as a sketchy connection and then eventually conks out on you. The only solution I have heard is to disassemble the laptop and resolder the connections where the AC jack attaches to the motherboard. You should be able to confirm that this is the problem by inserting the AC adapter plug and jiggling it around slightly -- can you feel the jack shaking around too?

Applying intense heat to an expensive laptop makes a lot of people very nervous (and it probably should!). It's not too difficult to do it, but you do have to be concerned about heat transfer spreading to other components on the board while you are soldering. You can buy some cheap "heat sink" clips at an electronics store (here in the U.S. at Radio Shack) and attach them to the metal leads on whichever piece you are soldering. It's also important to solder reasonably quickly. You don't want to hold your hot soldering iron on there any longer than necessary to melt the solder.

If that sounds a bit overwhelming, you might be able to take the laptop into any computer fix-it shop and describe the problem. They shouldn't charge much to perform as described above.

I don't know if this is your problem, but if it is feel free to email me with further questions. I haven't actually done this myself to my Vivante XL, but I have done the same thing to other electronic equipment I own. I know it works! :)

-Shane

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