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Asus g74sx not charging

MrCaboose
Level 7

‎02-01-2013 01:06 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 10:12 PM by Community Admin

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I have a asus g74sx, i have had it just over a year now (3 months past warrinty) and was having mild connection problems that started about a month ago, other than that it ran great. Then one day I heard a pop, my comp shut of right away, then a little bit of smoke came out of the side. Every thing still works except that the power pack turns off the second I pug it into the computer so it does not charge at all. Can any one shed some light on this. I don't know the name of the peace but my guess is it's not replaceable and I can not afford a new motherboard. What are my other options?
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dstrakele
Level 14

‎02-01-2013 02:49 PM

MrCaboose wrote:
[Every thing still works except that the power pack turns off the second I pug it into the computer so it does not charge at all.


Just to confirm - the laptop runs fine on battery, but cannot be charged by the power adapter or run while plugged in without the battery installed?
G74SX-A1 - stock hardware - BIOS 202 - 2nd Monitor VISIO VF551XVT
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MrCaboose
Level 7

‎02-01-2013 03:00 PM

Yes it ran fine on off the battery after but cannot be charged by the power adapter, and cannot run while plugged in without the battery installed
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burn0u7
Level 7

‎02-02-2013 11:13 AM

just from the looks of things, I don't think you are going to be able to repair that damage. looks like it popped a power chip and destroyed the surface a bit. these motherboards are multilayer even IF you manage to clean up the pads, I don't see it being enough to repair the physical damage surrounding the circuit paths. There are a couple of surface mount capacitors and transistors that will need to be replaced as well.

Hate to say it but it might be time to look for a new board and start saving up for it.
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Pitcher1
Level 9

‎02-03-2013 06:49 PM

if you don't mind, you can unplug battery, just use adapter, because you are out of warranty right, but also you are able to ask buy extend warranty and than repaire.
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