It could be that the plug port was attached to the Motherboard in some way and they had to replace the whole MB when it broke off. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores" <inquisitive@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- motherboard question > first want to say I've been on this list for quite a while and have always > found everyone so helpful and I do learn when others have problems and try > to keep the info as never know when I might need it myself - anyhow my > question > I have an HP laptop that is 8 months old - the port where the power cord > went in was broken so it had to be sent back to them (I bought it from > Staples so they handled all that) - anyhow I picked it up today and they > showed me the work order from HP saying they had put in a new port (not > sure > if I'm giving it the right name) but that they also had put in a new > motherboard - what are the usual symptoms when a motherboard goes bad, is > this a common problem for HP laptops and shouldn't they last more than 8 > months? I didn't see any problem with it except for not being able to > plug > it into elctricity - I'm just curious as the laptop is working great - > Dolores > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk