Compaq Presario M2000 is dead

Hi,
I need some help with my Presario m2000. One day, it decided to die on me with no signs of life in sight. I looked at it closely after taking it apart, and it seemed that the DC power jack was at fault because it was torn apart. I ordered a new jack online for about 3$ and now the electricity flows right through that board no problem. I thought that this would fix my problem, but nothing still happens. I left it plugged in overnight to see if it would charge even a little, but nothing is getting warm at all beside the transformer plugged in the wall. Also there is no voltage drop at the plug, like the system isn't using ANY of the power supplying it. My next guess is that this board is at fault:

its the voltage converter to charge the battery etc, and has the on/off switch, wireless button, volume buttons, etc.

OR....i think this may be more at fault:

this is the battery charger PCB..I'll check if a charge goes through it later today after work..

I looked at mine closely but couldn't find anything that looked wrong with it, didn't see any loose solder joints. If someone can suggest something, please do.. any help is appreciated. thanks!

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I'm having similar problems with my Compaq Presario M2000 notebook too. I had to wiggle the adapter to the power connector of the notebook or my laptop battery won't charge and won't turn on if the laptop doesnt have it's battery on. That metal thing which I plug into the DC gets extremely hot very quickly in matter of minutes also. Now its almost black as toast but the adapter is still working though.

I've been looking for information on how to dismantle my notebook to get access to the DC power jack but looks like there's too much risk involved. Too many screws to look out for and thin wires in the way. Almost made me feel like Im defusing a bomb or something. Im a college student living on college budget and couldn't afford to buy a new laptop and the warranty is already up. I bought the laptop only 2 years ago. I've been taking good care of it and have never abused it.

I would really really appreciate it if anybody could give me a guide on how to dismantle my laptop and get access to the DC power jack. I's gonna cost me $120 if I were to send it to the shop to repair. I really believe the problem is loose power jack and only needs resoldering. Please help!!! My email address is hafiz_felix2000@yahoo.com or Instant Message me at hafiz_alone2006@hotmail.com

It's hard to go to sleep without knowing what's to come. Any help is welcomed.

I have the same problem with my Compaq M2000. It started when I changed out the battery. I suspect that the load on the circuit is too high when the battery is charging so that as the battery dies it runs hotter and hotter as the frequency to charge the battery goes up.

My battery life is pretty bad now, thinking of swapping the battery and repairing the AC jack...

Sorry, can't be more help other than to tell you that you are certainly not alone - my search for compaq m2000 power connector problem on google turned up 9000+ hits

Has Anybody found ou what the problem is on this laptop mine just went out also emailme @txjohn65@netzero.com

Remove the CMOS backup battery (about 1/2 inch in diameter by 1/16 inch thick) located behind the speaker assembly and to the left of the memory cards. You cannot see this battery until the bottom cover is removed. Instructions for disassembly are online at http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00312740.pdf. You may think this sounds strange, but I am telling you a bad battery will cause the system to act like it has failed. You don't need to put a new battery in unless you want to. Just be sure to remove the old battery and don't put it back in, not even if you clean it up.

Many people have the main board replaced due to this problem. Of course, replacing the main board will fix the problem because it comes with a new battery. So take my word for it and give it a try. What do you have to loose other than time.

I suspect you got a faulty dc jack, it just needs replacing ..

I'd also expect 3rd party batteries at fault as sometime these batts may not contact the internal pins correctly causing a minor short..

take the laptop to a service centre and get them to replace the power module..