Pavilion ze4540ca power trouble

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Mahiwaal wrote:
> the ac power on my HP Pavilion ze4540ca notebook has been erratic for
> the past couple of months. the battery works fine, but the power from
> the ac adapter works only on and off; i.e., i'll plug it in and
> perhaps it will work, but if then disconnect it and then plug it in
> again, it often does not work. i tried running it on somebody's
> universal ac adapter, and the same thing happened: sometimes it
> worked, sometimes it didn't.
>
> when i contacted HP, their rep told me that the problem might be a
> loose ac connector, and that i should contact the nearest service
> centre (my warranty has run out). when i got to the service centre,
> they told me that after i handed over my notebook, it would take them
> about 2 weeks to give me an estimate(!)
>
> i'm new to NYC, starting school, and i have very little money to
> spend. does this sound to anyone like a loose ac connector issue, or
> is it at all possible that it's a problem with the adapter (which i
> can replace at a reasonable price)? if it's a connector issue, can
> anyone give me or direct me to a good self-fix?
>
> thanks
>

See "HP Pavilion Laptop Owners with Bad Power Jacks...." in this very
newsgroup. Been dragging on for about nine months now . . .