Since you are not afraid of sodering, I'll tell you how I fixed the same problem. Just go through your junk box and find an old jack that will fit the power adapter but not a one of those surface mount ones (the ones that have an external casing). I found one off my old pda palm m515 charger that was perfect for the job. Just soder the +/- correctly onto the motherboard after drilling a tiny hole on the side of your computer and putting the cable through it so it looks nice :). All I have is a tiny plug that dangles out but it works like a charm, even better than the original because it is more flexible. I don't know why compaq din't do this at the start just so not too much force is exerted on the plug. It'll also make it easier to replace if it were to break for the end user. They just want to suck money out of you thats the whole reason. The way I drilled the hole was to use the drill bit that comes with the printer refill kits (its a perfect tight fit for the plug). Oh year remember to tie a knot b4 u sodder so u can't yank it off the motherboard.
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Vadim Garber wrote: >> If you have 20 some bucks, buy yourself a "xc1000 Notebook All-in-One >> Media Cable (DV318A)" It gives you the ability to power up your notebook >> using the power input on the docking station port and not the one on the >> back of the motherboard. >> >> I bought one not to long ago from eBay, for about 23USD with shipping. > > how does this device work? Do you simply plug your power brick into it > and then plug it into the docking station port? > > - -- > JT Morée > PC Xperience, Inc. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFEJDAducZ4lMT2d5IRAnpNAJ47eg9kuXiZiqE/OZ/GzzWeK/G9pQCfdjVx > R0TS3MRPhRxwsnATnIX4hDk= > =+0z+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > LinuxR3000 mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 > Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/ > ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using rWebmail.com. _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
