Is my Power Supply Unit fried?
So my laptop just started smoking where I plug my charger in. I run a netbook, the Acer Aspire One.
My charger won't charge it, because when I plug my charger into the netbook, the charging light that indicates the netbook is receiving power turns off.
Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot where the problem is and what should I do now? Is just my charger fried and should I replace it. Or could there also be a problem with my netbook and do I need to look for other problems?
Solution 1:
I cannot tell you how many charge ports I have soldered back together on various laptops. Bobby's comment is for the most part true, if it smokes it is likely done for, but sometimes you can get lucky. I would take your laptop apart and see if the charge port is broken off (very likely). If it is solder it back on and see what happens. Take it to someone to do it if you don't have good soldering skills.
UPDATE:
Check out this link and look at the pictures. The little cube piece that is broken off is the charge port, probably more accurately referred to as the power jack. It is common for this piece to break loose. If it is badly damaged (melted or deformed) you can likely find a suitable replacement on eBay.