PLEASE help!! Compaq Presario r3000 Power Port issue--

Thanks for all your time, guys

I have owned a Compaq/HP Presario r3000 laptop for about two years. One day, after I had come back from a trip, I found that the power cord (which was still plugged into the back of the machine) had either been stepped on/kicked. The sudden motion had snapped off the "prong" or "rod" of metal inside the module which the plug goes into. So I jauntily push the power button with a touch of my finger. Nothing happens. "Oh", I think, "It's just drained of power, nothing to worry about, I'll just plug it in." WAIT! It's already plugged in! OK... I double-check the plug that go into the wall and the port..both great. I unplug the thing from the wall and test the outlet. It's fine. Try it again. ...... Nothing. So then I look into the port and see the snapped prong. OUCH! I try to substitute a needle or a penny nail for the prong, but that causes smoke and sparks and I have to wedge it tight. And then I promptly lose the power cord. So.....anyone have ANY suggestions as to EXACTLY what model of power cord I should get and what I should do about the snapped prong?? I thought of using an external battery charger, but no charger seems to work with my battery model (an HSTNN-ib02), and it would be inconvenient for obvious reasons. So, besides taking it into a shop and soldering stuff on my own, is there any way I can fix this problem?

THANKS MUCH PPL

The words smoke, sparks, electricity, and computer in the same paragraph typically indicate a bad thing 8O .

It's not clear what pins broke off. Here's a link to a replacement power supply and separate power cord: http://www.simplemicro.com//compaq [...] hgoddwvJrQ. If it was the pins in the laptop itself, you really need to have a shop check it out to determine the extent of the damage and if it can be repaired. Actually, you should probably have a shop check it out anyway. They might even have an extra cord or power supply laying around.

Here's a link to the manuals for the R3000. http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Loo [...] uery=r3000. I've got an R4000 so not sure about yours but the power connector bracket may be bolted to the motherboard so resoldering a new pin may be tricky. A quick tip for disassembling the laptop, a few dixie cups for the screws and a magic marker for identifying them will go a long way toward preserving your sanity when it's time to reassemble.

Good luck!

Leaving a laptop plugged in during transport is a bad idea. So is trying to stick a nail in as a replacement for the pin. On the plus side you sparks may just be the psu(sure hope the short circuit protection worked). in that case the laptop may still be alive. On the R3000 the plug does not have any open access to the inside(the sparks should have been contained and the pin should have never got into the computer to cause damage, the power surge is another story) on the laptop so there is s good chance it can be fixed.

you can get a "new" jack from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/10-x-Toshiba-A [...] dZViewItem

With some time and soldering you can put a new one one. Be warmed taking apart the R3000 is a big task. you even need to take the screen off to get the board out.

I also suggest you check all the video's from HP out to get familiar with taking that sucker apart

http://h20181.www2.hp.com/plmconte [...] 1CA8A20D6A

If you want to talk to other R3000 owners head over to

http://www.r3000forums.com/

Hope you get it fixed up, those are good solid laptops

I have an R3000
my parents have one
my 2 friends have them

those suckers sold like mad when they came out.

Well the test will come with the charging.

Good work so far.

Well its partially back together and it charges

bad news , no picture ??

the display isnt connected but when I hook it up to a monitor and boot up I hear the startup sounds but there is no picture

im gonna put it together all the way and see what happens