Dude I couldnt un solder it so what i did was tore he metal plate off and then it was easier and safer to take off the board cause then each metal comes out piece by piece, I should put a better guide out for people who are not pro techs yet.

If you can make a guide, I will gladly publish it on this site. Let me know when you are ready.

Maybe someone can answer this. I ordered a new power jack connector, and took the old broken one out, then soldered the new one back in. But, I am still not getting anything to power up. Even though, I know I need a new power adapter, I know I am getting power through it, but, when I am plugged into the DC power jack (laptop)… nothing still comes on.

Unfortunately I cannot help you without looking at the laptop. It’s possible that you have to resolder the jack or maybe you have a dead motherboard.
If the motherboard gets power through the jack but the laptop appears to be dead, probably there is a problem with the motherboard.

I just unfortunitly purchased another used laptop, from a repair shop, before I came across this site. I still plan to keep my old Compaq Presario M2000 though, especially now that I found I could order another Power Connector Board off Ebay.

I have a sony vaio VGN C-290 laptop and my adapter went bad after working intermittently. It would work or not work depending on how you shut off the computer. Then I bought a new one and it was working fine for 2 days and then it stopped working too. What could be my problem, battery or the ac input on the laptop.

Can you start the laptop from AC power while the battery is removed? Can you start the laptop if you wiggle the power plug inside the socket?

I am trying to replace a power jack on a SONY VGN-N130 and forgot whether the red wire goes to the middle prong or side prong of the jack??

First of all, I could be wrong so it’s up to you if you decide to follow my advise. Usually, the red wire is connected to the “+” prong. Take a look at the power supply and find out which one is “+”.