DC POWER JACK CHARGER BOARD for DELL INSPIRON 1545

As everyone has stated, you have to completely disassemble the laptop to replace this part. There is a very helpful Youtube video on the Internet that walks you through it step by step. Use the video, and pause and rewind as necessary. Label each set of screws on a sheet of paper to make sure you get the right screws back into the right holes. While this is not a Genuine Dell part, it is an exact match, and fit perfectly and workmanship seemed fine on my part. The laptop would not charge the battery, and eventually, the charging port broke altogether. It is possible to replace just the charging port by soldering on a new plug, but this option seemed easier. Just take your time with the disassemble and reassembly and you'll be fine. The part works great and the laptop has been restored to life, and the battery now charges. One other recommendation, replace the CR2032 BIOS battery at the same time if it's a few years old, since it's on the motherboard and not easily replaceable otherwise.

I was a little hesitant when i ordered this because my original one had a round power connector end. But i ordered it anyway with a new power cord and battery. I installed it and it worked just fine. no issues at all. I have plenty of experience with repairing laptops. It's not hard to replace the part but you do need to take out the system board to do it. So there is a lot of disassembly, clear work area is a must and there are some videos on line. You'll need a number 0 and 1 phillips screw driver and a small flat head a pen type magnet is also helpful, you can buy them at radio shack or Sears. Don't buy cheap ones you'll strip screws.Pay attention to the connectors, the keyboard mouse and power board connectors are ZIF and you just need to flip up the black ZIF lock and slide the cable out. The video connector just pulls strait up. When removing the screws for the top cover on the keyboard side use a marker to indicate where the scews go do the same for the 4 system board screws. In some of the videos that i saw they have you removing the processor and the WLAN card. It really is not necessary but you will need to disconnect the antenna wires from the WLAN and snake them through the top because you need to remove the LCD assembly (not difficult). WLAN has 2 wires one black and one grey,take note where they connect, they are push on type connectors and do take a little bit of force to put them back on. Hope this helps.

In the end it all worked out but I had to break out the cutters and exacto knife. I was fighting during the replacement board trying to get the holes matched up along with seating the mainboard connection. Turns out that just cutting the edges near the USB port and also trimmed the fins that this board mates up against the outer edge. Maybe why some folks said it did not work..... It will work you just have to mod it a little.

Purchased for a client. Not the easiest piece to replace, but it was cheap and shipped quickly. The laptop wasn't charging while plugged in, but works just fine now.

This fits my dell 1545 perfectly. This item saved me $400-600. I was going to buy a new laptop until I came across this product! Taking apart the laptop takes some time, only due to me being very careful so I didn't break any parts. 1 hour later... I have a laptop that will charge again. Get this product if you're getting "Plugged In Not Charging." This will solve the problem at a minimal cost.

I'm not a fan of all of the problems I've been having with keeping my 1545 powered. This is my second attempt at replacing the power jack. I was sure that replacing the whole board instead of just the one piece would do the trick. Not so! I think I'm having more trouble with my cord and jack than ever before and both have been replaced! This dc jack is working only slightly better than the one I replaced. To add insult to injury, I went to plug in a USB device and it didn't fit. This is no high quality product.

If you're at all comfortable with laptop repair, or PC for that matter, then you can do this. Watch a YouTube video to get the idea, and make sure you keep track of the parts! Process aside, this part works like the original. Octagonal power plug...why?

Ordered the octagonal jack for the dell 1545, received a round jack, emailed them and they sent from china a octagonal jack that looked to be used, but it had the usb port that was too high for my laptop, thus it did not fit. So, I gave up, and use the round jack with a cord from a different laptop, but my battery still does not charge.. Oh how I await getting a new laptop, but it WILL NOT BE A DELL. Too many jack/charging issues.