Author Topic: My laptop won't charge? (Read 1087 times)

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 04:52:29 PM

Today, I was playing TF2 when I noticed my battery was almost gone. I tried plugging it in but it doesn't say it will charge, I am wondering if I damaged it.

I also have to hold it in firmly for it to even recognize my charger?

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�l��kf�ce · January 26, 2014, 04:53:37 PM

model of laptop?

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 04:55:11 PM

Quote from: �l��kf�ce on January 26, 2014, 04:53:37 PM

model of laptop?

Do I go to dxdiag to find this?

Masterlegodude · January 26, 2014, 05:01:10 PM

Does anything on the charger wire, it's plug or the jack look broke?

Bisjac · January 26, 2014, 05:02:52 PM

i had to solder on a new jack for my laptop.
was not fun cuz risk of failure XD

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 05:03:33 PM

Quote from: Masterlegodude on January 26, 2014, 05:01:10 PM

Does anything on the charger wire, it's plug or the jack look broke?

jack, and wire look fine
it's too dark for me to see my plug

Nikolan · January 26, 2014, 05:05:42 PM

Quote from: Bisjac on January 26, 2014, 05:02:52 PM

i had to solder on a new jack for my laptop.
was not fun cuz risk of failure XD

i had to do this to fix one of my laptops, and while i was disassembling it i asked my mom to do something and she broke off part of the mobo when she was walking

ended up being a total waste of time

Fireboy · January 26, 2014, 05:06:24 PM

same thing happened to my old laptop, is it an ASUS?

dorkdotdan · January 26, 2014, 05:06:38 PM

You might have cracked some soldering on the DC Jack. If you're not already handy with a soldering iron the only solution is to take it to a specialist. The bad news is that if the DC jack isn't easily serviceable the only way you can fix it is to replace the entire motherboard.

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 05:06:53 PM

Quote from: Fireboy on January 26, 2014, 05:06:24 PM

same thing happened to my old laptop, is it an ASUS?

yep

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 05:17:21 PM

Any help? I just restarted my computer and it's still the same.

Bisjac · January 26, 2014, 05:18:33 PM

either the battery is fried, or wires to your power jack have been forgeted up, or the power cord is forgeted up.

its a hardware issue and it will cost money or time.

dorkdotdan · January 26, 2014, 05:20:17 PM

Have you dropped or bumped your computer lately?

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 05:21:16 PM

I bumped it into a wall moving it, and dropped it about a month ago because my dog ran into me. Other than that, no.

Torin0101 · January 26, 2014, 05:22:02 PM

if I hold down the charger into the socket really hard, it will charge. Maybe if I duct-tape it onto there while it's tight, it can be a temporary solution?