Is it worth it trying to repair this laptop?

[Squisher]

I've got a Dell Latitude D620 that won't boot. Battery/charging light in the hinge is out (not normal). When you plug in the charger, the battery/charging light just flashes, but never comes on solid. I swapped out both a new battery and a new charger with no luck.

On craigslist they're going for $200-250, I wonder if it's worth it to take it somewhere to get it fixed or try doing it myself?

 

[KGB]

Are you handy with a soldering iron?

Chances are the power jack has a cracked solder joint and either needs to be repaired or replaced.
Taking this to a repair shop will easily exceed the value of the laptop.
That leaves either yourself or a friend.

It's really not that hard to crack it open and look.

 

[Gunbuster]

I doubt it's the power jack. We field around 300 D620 and 30's and have never had a cracked power jack.

Charging circuit is bad. It will need a new mainboard.

 

[Squisher]

Yeah, I've taken it completely apart now and I don't see any cracks.

Hmmm, Looks like mobo's start around $170.

 

[KGB]

I doubt it's the power jack. We field around 300 D620 and 30's and have never had a cracked power jack.

Charging circuit is bad. It will need a new mainboard.

Thanks for the info.

 

[jaydeee]

this same thing happened on one of our office computer. We are just fortunate that after replacing it battery, everything is back to normal.

 

[Gunbuster]

If it is a D620 with the Nvidia graphics option you could (wink wink) have a defective video chip on the mainboard. (Warranty extended 1 year)

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-b...ate-limited-warranty-enhancement-details.aspx