Can someone help me with this problem? I have a Gateway Solo 9150 that would not power on. After reading some posts I discovered that it was a bad dc jack that was keeping it from starting. I recently soldered on a new dc jack and the laptop does power on with the AC adapter - but only if the battery is not in the laptop. If I put the battery in with the adapter connected it will turn on for a second then off. If I put the battery in after the laptop is on and running it will just turn off. From what I remember (haven't used this laptop for a few years since it quit on me) I think the battery had plenty of charge in it when the dc jack broke. Any help would be great! Thanks
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