On Dec 28, 2007 6:30 PM, Robert De Mars <tclug at b-o-b.homelinux.com> wrote: > . . . . > > I found a Dell Inspiron 8500 . . > > > I was wondering if anyone has a laptop like this? If so, I was > wondering if I could meet up to try your power cord? 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. 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! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20071229/f087e357/attachment.htm