[Goodshape @ Jul 12th 2006 12:34PM]

I've got a Presario R3000 and that power lead issue affects me too. Laptop's about a year and a half old and (once you finally get it to acknowledge that it's plugged in) the slightest movement and it will be back to battery power. The lead itself doesn't fall out or anything, the laptop simple won't accept that it's there.

I usually get it working by 'proping up' the power lead just where it meets the laptop by pushing a matchbox or similar underneath.

[JIM @ Jun 28th 2008 11:09PM]

Same problem with my RPresario R3000. The power cord won't stay connected or the slightest movement makes it disconnect the AC power. I just called HP, the manufacturer, they told me the problem "probably" was with the case but that they've never had another complaint about it. They said they'd be glad to try to fix it for $300. I also have problems with my HP officjet printer, it knocks and needs resetting after each page printed. I remember when HP was a good brand! I told them I will never, ever buy another HP and to make note of that! I purchased a Gateway notebook for about $350 and it is great. It's a much better product.

[Tahnee @ Dec 10th 2008 6:12PM]

I had an old presario (the boxy light silver one) I can't remember the model, anyway the power cord is the problem, not the computer. With my old presario I found that the layout of the power suply was the problem, very poor design, as the plug inlet is derectly in the path of the hot air outlet. The cord constantly gets heated, cooled and bent over time, this breaks the wires inside the cord it'self. So don't anyone spend the money to have it "looked at" until you determine if it is infact a problem with the pc and not just a broken cord. My new Presario (like the image above) is just about perfect (appart from needing a boost of extra ram) and I've had no troubles with the power cord as now the inlet is no where near the hot air outlet.