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Somehow my charger shorted out and melted the charging port. I changed the port, and bought a new charger. I made sure everything matched. Now when I plug the charger in, the computer gets so hot, but will not actually indicate it is charging. Do I need to “program" the new port? I bought another charger thinking that was the issue, it isn’t here yet, but I also have a second port I purchased. It did turn on, but because it didn’t have a good charge, it turned back off, after changing the port and before I plugged the new charger in. Please help!
Hi @naynar40 , Where is it overheating? Melting the charge port is not a good sign as this indicates excessive current flow through the charge port. Your charger shorting out may have actually been caused by a faulty component on the motherboard which in itself may have now also burnt out therefore the laptop doesn’t charge anymore. There is nothing in a charge port to program. It is merely an electrical connection interface between the charger and the motherboard. I realize that you have already replaced the charge port so the laptop must have been opened but here’s the maintenance and service guide for the laptop which will show you how to correctly remove the motherboard as I think that it will be necessary to find the faulty component on it and then replace the component or components. What is the motherboard’s make and model number (as printed on the motherboard itself)? Compal or DAO perhaps? Knowing the board’s make and model number will help to find the correct schematics for the motherboard enabling you to find out what has gone wrong. Search online for (insert motherboard’s make and model number) schematic to hopefully find it. Board level fault finding using the schematics will be necessary to find out what’s wrong. You may be able to visually see the faulty component(s) (burnt out?) but then you will still need the schematics to identify it if there are no markings left on it to indicate its value or if it had none in the first place. You should be able to identify the type of component e.g. diode, capacitor, resistor, power mosfet/transistor, IC etc by its component designation letter next to it on the motherboard e.g. D, C, R, Q, U etc If doing this yourself is too daunting, contact a reputable, professional laptop repair service and ask for a quote.
