Laptop - no charging light even when socket & charger works

[zaka100]

So I got a toshiba satellite l300d and it does not charge/turn on. I bought a new socket and charger that work. The board looks fine with no corrosion. Is there anything that could be stopping the laptop from working and could it be fixed?

 

[carnageX]

Does the laptop have a separate power board? Is that what you mean by "new socket" ? Or did you replace just the jack (desolder / resolder new jack) ?

May need to crack it back open and use a digital multimeter to see what voltage is coming through it.

 

[zaka100]

Does the laptop have a separate power board? Is that what you mean by "new socket" ? Or did you replace just the jack (desolder / resolder new jack) ?

May need to crack it back open and use a digital multimeter to see what voltage is coming through it.

No it does not have a separate power board, by socket i meant jack - its one of those plug-in ones so u dont have to solder.

Oh man I have to buy a multimeter.

 

[carnageX]

No it does not have a separate power board, by socket i meant jack - its one of those plug-in ones so u dont have to solder.

Oh man I have to buy a multimeter.

When you say "it's just one of those plug in ones" - that makes it sound like a separate "board". Can you please post the component you replaced so I have a better idea what it is?

 

[zaka100]

When you say "it's just one of those plug in ones" - that makes it sound like a separate "board". Can you please post the component you replaced so I have a better idea what it is?

Toshiba Satellite L300 L300D DC Power Jack Socket 6017B0146301 | eBay

This plugs into the mobo

 

[doublespaces]

Usually when the LEDs don't light up after swapping stuff like that, its just simply a mobo issue. The way I look at some things, if I could work my job and make enough money to buy a new motherboard instead of wasting time troubleshooting a lost cause, its better to just buy a new board. Then again, I'm pretty sure that is an older laptop, you can probably buy a working, used laptop for around the same price as a motherboard these days it seems.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Well if it's not the charger and not the socket, that pretty much only leaves something busted on the main board as the issue, so yeah you're likely gonna need a multimeter.

 

[zaka100]

I guess I need a new motherboard then

 

[carnageX]

I guess I need a new motherboard then

Or go buy a cheap multimeter for $10-20 and test your power brick as well as the connections on the jack (where it connects into the motherboard) to make sure the proper voltage is going through . Plus, you'll have future use out of the multimeter I'm sure - so consider it an investment.

 

[zaka100]

But if i do have a multimeter and detect an incorrect voltage, what should i do then to fix it?