Actually changing the jack does not require any soldering but the laptop has to be completely disassembled. Here is one of them with a picture.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-DV6000-Genuine-USB-DC-IN-Power-Jack-da0at8tb8f2-/140444710108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0
Once you get it apart you can test it to see if that is the problem.