Posts by jrdtechnet

anyone know the pin out voltage on the battery connector for a zv5000 laptop? You know the gold connector that the battery interfaces with. I need to test it to see whether I'm dealing with a bad battery or bad charging circuit. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by MrEvil Try another power brick? And mind you the Inspiron 5150 MUST HAVE a 130W AC Adapter. Using a 90W won't work. You could have a defective AC Adapter and a dead battery. Hmm,...

I don't think they do, I mean I watched it blink for about 3 minutes then turned it off.

I'm working on a dell 5100 and need help. When I hit the power button I get nothing at all, not even a hiccup from the fans. Here are the symtoms: 1. Laptop with just the battery, when I hit the power button the battery light blinks...

I'm trying to diagnosis a Dell XPS m140 laptop. It was sent it for a dc jack repair but upon inspection the DC jack is completely fine, continuity and proper voltage (so the adapter is fine as well) I was doing my testing on what I...

Here is a strange problem, I replaced a DC jack on a Toshiba Sat. (can't remember the model) the customer just called me and said that windows says his laptop was running on battery power and its at 65% and dropping even though its...

I'm doing a repair for a p25-s526, it will not power on at all, not even fans. I notice when I plug in the AC adapter the LED indicator with the plug symbol flickers for a split second. Anyways I've remove the motherboard and tested...