How To Fix Loose Power Connection On Laptop. The right side ports are independent of the motherboard but the left side are soldered to the board so if its a left side port you will need to solder in a new. I sent the laptop in to HP for a repair but the same problem returned.

I bought a Dell Inspiron 1520 in 2008 that has been plagued by a loose ac power cable plug that is always falling out of the back of the laptop. Remove the connection from your wall socket. To fix a loose laptop power connection the internal jack must be replaced.
Remove the connection from your wall socket.
The right side ports are independent of the motherboard but the left side are soldered to the board so if its a left side port you will need to solder in a new. View solution in original post. Try using a different charging cord with the same capacity to see if the laptop will power up. I had dell replace the power supply twice as well as the motherboard.

