Hello,

I have a latitude D 505 that decided to not do anything one day. The connector at the board is solid, the charger is functional until I plug it into the laptop. The green led immediatley shuts off and wont reset until I unplug and replug. Something tells me short?
I have a spare ac adapter and it does the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I fear the worst and am prepaired to hear new board which means new computer.

Thanks in advance
Roger in AZ

Hello Deller,

Well Deller, I think you already know what I'm going to say by the sounds of it. It's obvious that the problem lyes somewhere onboard the motherboard, most likely the power jack due to wear and tear. If it's the power jack, you can pay for a new one to be soldered. In some cases, the wear and tear caused by movement of the socket itself can damage the motherboard. In this case, your only option is to replace the motherboard.

There are companies that specialise in Jack Repair such as: Jack Repair | Laptop Repair Direct

Just to present a slightly cheaper alternative. The power Jack is not the only source of power. Dell Laptops have a docking port at the bottom of the laptop, which you can attach a docking station to. The docking station has it's own power connection. DELL 0GH051 D/Port Port Replicator for Dell Inspiron and Latitude Series at Laptop Parts World

Thank You Very Much!

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