I have a dell inspiron n5010. The dc jack on it does not work, the MIDDLE pin is broken off. I have a new dc jack for my laptop , but I am not sure how to solder it on. I looked on the INTERNET to see if I COULD get instructions on how to do it for my laptop, but I couldnt find any. Can any of you give me some instructions, or maybe point me to a video of how to do it? watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoM_40nRVs
If you have some old electrical bits that you can practice on that wouold be adviseable before you attack your laptop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im_n9K-14_IIve taken some pictures of the dc jack. Should I just desolder all the connection points to the dc jack only the bottom, shown in picture 1, or should i also desolder the same connection points on the top, shown in PIC 2?

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]You will need to de solder ALL contact points on the DC jack
Keep in mind attempting this repair could brick the MBoard and therefore the laptop...Soldering requires a measure of skill. Practice on something else first.
Choose a low temperature tip. The high temperature nips are for production use, not repair shop. Clean the tip frequently.
If you have to ask, you probably should have someone else do it. This is not for the amateur.Quote from: Computer_Commando on February 06, 2012, 12:18:46 PM

This is not for the amateur.