On 17/08/2015 07:53, Andrew Mawson wrote:
In my experience your power socket problem is usually the solder joints
to the main board - easiest just to solder a new one in as they are
cheap as chips. On Compaq laptops I've replaced several. Fiddly but
possible.

I've got a dying power cable on my laptop. You have to turn it so it's
straight for the first few inches.

It has several other faults too. It needs a new battery, disk, and
hinges must get a new one!

Andy