<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 28, 2007 6:30 PM, Robert De Mars <<a href="mailto:tclug@b-o-b.homelinux.com">tclug@b-o-b.homelinux.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
.</blockquote><div>.<br>.<br>. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>I found a Dell Inspiron 8500 </blockquote><div>
.<br>.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br>I was wondering if anyone has a laptop like this? If so, I was
<br>wondering if I could meet up to try your power cord? </blockquote><div><br>Don't have one - but if you do find a cord to test with and it still doesn't work - try jiggling it around in the jack - and jiggle it some more and more while pressing the power button. Watch for any lights lighting up.
<br><br>Ive repaired a couple of dell laps with the same type of power jack - the jack gets all forked up and needs to be re soldered on the MB or replaced - it's enough trouble to make you want to throw he whole deal in an alley!
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