Laptop broken charging port

[Jaymee317]

I was unable to charge my laptop, and I soon realized I broke the charging port. I then started to do some research on how to fix this issue and apparently it's very expensive. So I'm just wondering if there is a cheap way for me to fix this, this laptop means a lot to me, and I don't want to replace the laptop just because of a broken charging port. 

 

Laptop model: Lenovo L340 

*not the gaming version*

Specs: Core i5 8th gen

8GB RAM

128GB M.2 SSD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FI Fheonix]

Just now, Jaymee317 said:

I was unable to charge my laptop, and I soon realized I broke the charging port. I then started to do some research on how to fix this issue and apparently it's very expensive. So I'm just wondering if there is a cheap way for me to fix this, this laptop means a lot to me, and I don't want to replace the laptop just because of a broken charging port. 

 

Laptop model: Lenovo L340 

*not the gaming version*

Specs: Core i5 8th gen

8GB RAM

128GB M.2 SSD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does this laptop have a USB-C port?

[FI Fheonix]

Just now, FI Fheonix said:

Does this laptop have a USB-C port?

If it does you could try charging your laptop through that make sure you have like a 50w USB-C charger and see if that works instead of DC.

[Applefreak]

35 minutes ago, Jaymee317 said:

I was unable to charge my laptop, and I soon realized I broke the charging port. I then started to do some research on how to fix this issue and apparently it's very expensive. So I'm just wondering if there is a cheap way for me to fix this, this laptop means a lot to me, and I don't want to replace the laptop just because of a broken charging port. 

 

Laptop model: Lenovo L340 

*not the gaming version*

Specs: Core i5 8th gen

8GB RAM

128GB M.2 SSD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your laptop can't be charged over USB-C so replacing the plug is the only option, well the only reasonable one. 

Opening it up is pretty easy. The charge port is not hard to find on the motherboard. The question is if the charge port itself is the culprit or the inverter board, which you cannot really replace. If only the charge port is loose, you can try to solder it back on or replace the entire unit. It can be done with a somewhat decent soldering iron, a steady hand, some lead based solder and a bit of time. It can be a bit tricky and soldering on a motherboard is always risky if you haven't done it yet. 

Unless you can replace the entire motherboard, you want to find a repair shop that does that kind of work.

I'd estimate 1 hour plus plus the spare part etc. 

Your laptop is probably out of warranty but I would still speak with Lenovo and ask them for a quote. They have service centers and partners all over the world, so chances are the board can be fixed in reasonable time.