..since it involves two laptops I'll give it a try. First problem is my poor baby. It's a Dell Latitude D620, and is about four years old now (=really effing old laptop). Just today I noticed the hinge to open it up and use it feels a lot looser than it used to. I really noticed it when I set it down on my couch so I could get up and the screen tilted back and bumped into the couch itself. Dear old Dad says it's nothing to worry about, as it is old, but I'm petrified the screen's just going to fall off someday. Can I tighten the hinge somewhere or do I even need to worry about this at all? Then my mom's Acer laptop is having issues with what we're guessing is the power cord. It's having issues charging the battery and will only do so if her power cord is sitting a certain way. We both think it's because a wire must have snapped inside the cord from her catching it in her recliner too many times, and a connection's messed up somehow. Does this sound like a power cord issue for sure?
hmm well I had a very similar problem with my power cord as well, but what might help is you can go on a pc tech site like newegg.com and see if they have the right cord for your mom's laptop.^^ That's all I can think of to help you fix your problem with your moms laptops charging issue. unfortunately I don't know what to do about your other problem sorry:C hers a link to neweggs official site!^^ http://www.newegg.com/
First of all this is tech indeed so no worries. Now, for your baby, what I would do is just be extra careful when using it. If you want to do more than that, you could use some duct tape and stick it so it won't be loose anymore. Or you could put it in a chair when using it so it can't fall. And if you want something more specific for that problem here, you could get one of those: http://www.rei.com/product/47594497.htm Now for the charging problem it sounds like it's the cord's problem so a replacement will do the job.
Thanks for the replies. Mom's not going to like that the AC adapter is going to set her back $52 on Newegg, and that chair thing sounds like a good idea.
hmm...well I searched for discount computer accessories on google and found this site. http://search.directron.us/newsearch.php?find=AC+Adapters if that site doesn't have what your looking for the google what you need and see what you get, that's about all the info I can give you. sorry!:C
