dell inspiron n5010. dc jack broken

[shashgo]

I have a dell inspiron n5010. The dc jack on it does not work, the middle pin is broken off. I have a new dc jack for my laptop , but I am not sure how to solder it on. I looked on the internet to see if I could get instructions on how to do it for my laptop, but I couldnt find any. Can any of you give me some instructions, or maybe point me to a video of how to do it?

[bacon buttie]

watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoM_40nRVs
If you have some old electrical bits that you can practice on that wouold be adviseable before you attack your laptop

[Computer_Commando]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im_n9K-14_I

[shashgo]

Ive taken some pictures of the dc jack. Should I just desolder all the connection points to the dc jack only the bottom, shown in picture 1, or should i also desolder the same connection points on the top, shown in pic 2?

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[bacon buttie]

You will need to de solder ALL contact points on the DC jack

[patio]

Keep in mind attempting this repair could brick the MBoard and therefore the laptop...

[Geek-9pm]

Soldering requires a measure of skill. Practice on something else first.
Choose a low temperature tip. The high temperature nips are for production use, not repair shop. Clean the tip frequently.

[Computer_Commando]

If you have to ask, you probably should have someone else do it.  This is not for the amateur.

[Salmon Trout]

This is not for the amateur.

Take it to a repair company.