Comments on: Power jack repair in Toshiba Satellite L305 L355

By: John

John — Sun, 15 May 2016 02:33:29 +0000

Worked for me on a Toshiba Satellite S855D-S5120

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 07:39:10 +0000

Thank you very much for having this site up running. I read all the comments from 2009 till date. I have therefore picked up several experiences and ideas from the stream of comments and responses.
Here is my problem, I volunteered to repair a Toshiba satellite C660-S2PJ( DC 19V—3.42A), belonging to my younger sister. The problems as I found out are broken screen(model number-B156XW02 v.2), and a damaged power AC adapter.

For the screen I was able to remove the screen and I now hope to place an order for a replacement and re-fix.
But I have a serious problem with the power adapter, first I tried with a friends power adapter of similar power rating, and the laptop charged, which means the power jack is in good condition. Which is why I opened up the power box, and removed all the insulation. Everything looked fine inside. But as soon as I stupidly placed the bare box on my lap, it shocked me with much venom my limb hurt so bad, I threw it away instantly. I remain scared to continue the repair, however I still want to get the problem fixed before I lose my rocket science credibility with my younger sister looking up to her brother. Kindly help me out with ideas sir.

By: YohanB

YohanB — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 18:18:27 +0000

Thank you very much, It was really helpful !
It is as if I have a new laptop now (Satellite Pro L300).
Yohan (13 years old)

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 00:26:25 +0000

almost forgot, get radioshack to price match their website. the part WAS on sale for 49 cents but then it was raised to 1 dollar when I was actually able to pick it up from the store!

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 00:25:34 +0000

great guide. this part number was in stock in one of the numerous radioshack/sprint stores near me here in northern delaware. pretty painless to solder the wires on, I did not cut the old wire but rather de-soldered from the broken connector housing. used a drill bit to wallow out the hole just big enough to fit in the new jack. dremel tool to smooth out the ridges that would otherwise prevent the cover from sitting back onto the housing and the jack’s washer and backing nut from going on. be careful with the solder, if too much heat is applied to the center pin it will shift inside the jack causing your cable to not sit nice & flush anymore.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:39:17 +0000

Dear staff Hello.How are you? My question relates to a Toshiba Portege M900 Model (PSU5JQ â€“ 2009 year) Centrino Duo Core notebook computer that I own. I have taken apart my notebook PC before. So I know know to do it. I need to reapply thermal paste onto the heat sink, CPU and GPU to get my notebook booting up again. I donâ€t know which thermal paste brand I can use. Can you be nice enough to tell me which thermal brands can I use or which brands must I â€˜neverâ€ use to avoid damage to my computer? Are any of the following Arctic Silver thermal compounds 'varieties' listed on: http://arcticsilver.com/tc.htm aceptable? That is Arctic Matrix, Arctic Ceramique, Arctic Lumina, Arctic Alumina, Arctic Silver 5 which Iâ€ll pick from. Will any of these thermal paste I use even if they wonâ€t work still not cause damage to my notebook computer? What about other thermal paste brands like Deep Cool,Cooler Master, Arctic Cooling MX-2-MX-4 etc? Will they work too and if not still not cause damage to my computer? Thanks Kind regards Mark

By: M. Lilley

M. Lilley — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:14:40 +0000

One more thing…if you think you’ve put everything back together correctly but the laptop will not boot, make sure your memory modules are property seated. It doesn’t take being off-angle much to keep the laptop from booting up. Also, you may as well re-seat the hard drive since it’s so easy to get to (at least with the L305). Plugging the power adapter in and looking to see if the charging light is lit before you actually press the power button is a simple pre-boot check as well.
The DC adapter (274-1576) said it was for an “N” size, while my power cord is identified as an “H”. Everything is working correctly, so I’m not sure what the differences are. Since this is a coaxial adapter I would guess the letters don’t match due to the way the adapter is being used.

By: M. Lilley

M. Lilley — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:56:15 +0000

If you don’t want solder dripping into your case, it is better to complete the alterations, then test fit the adapter in the case while putting the palm rest on as well. Once you have it set up correctly, mark the top of the adapter with some permanent marker. Remove the wire harness and complete the solder job out of the case MAKING SURE TO PUT THE NUT AND WASHER ON THE WIRE FIRST. This worked very well for my job on an L305-S5921. I forgot to put the nut and washer on first, requiring me to desolder, put them on and resolder. All in all, it was a very easy fix that will last much longer than replacing the bottom part of the case for $80.00. I bought a battery operated soldering iron and the whole job still only cost me $40.00.

By: E.

E. — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:16:58 +0000

Will this fix work for the Satellite S855D-S5120?

By: Desura

Desura — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:25:36 +0000

On internet, those dc jacks always have a voltage of 12 (I can’t buy one on Radioshack as I don’t live USA so I searched for similar products). Won’t it be a problem with the AC adapter of a Toshiba which has a voltage of 19 ?