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StylinRed · 01-16-2014, 06:38 PM

i had to replace the jack on one of my laptops it was such a pain to disassemble had to take everything apart including the monitor to get to it after i put the new one in and got everything working again i dropped the laptop and broke the screen -_- (oh kind of like your video)

the jack itself wasn't soldered though and simply had a 3pin connector and a grounding wire
so if you're going to do it yourself be prepared for a pita session and risking breaking the laptop or little parts of it like plastic tabs (i broke an end off the chassis of mine somehow etc)

i would just sell it to someone who wouldnt mind a little diy (include the replacement part)
and get a new one

repair shops charge something like $100 iirc so it just isn't worth it imo (at least for me when i was fixing mine)

01-16-2014, 06:38 PM	#6
StylinRed I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland Posts: 25,696 Thanked 10,397 Times in 3,920 Posts Failed 1,390 Times in 625 Posts	i had to replace the jack on one of my laptops it was such a pain to disassemble had to take everything apart including the monitor to get to it after i put the new one in and got everything working again i dropped the laptop and broke the screen -_- (oh kind of like your video) the jack itself wasn't soldered though and simply had a 3pin connector and a grounding wire so if you're going to do it yourself be prepared for a pita session and risking breaking the laptop or little parts of it like plastic tabs (i broke an end off the chassis of mine somehow etc) i would just sell it to someone who wouldnt mind a little diy (include the replacement part) and get a new one repair shops charge something like $100 iirc so it just isn't worth it imo (at least for me when i was fixing mine)