Is something wrong with my charging port for my computer won't charge!
So my Gateway laptop is a fairly decent computer, yet it is made of a hard plastic outer shell which the same material is used to overlay the keyboard, so overtime the shell began to crack and lift off. Specifically it started on my charging port which I viewed as normal wear and tear, then it moved underneath my screen so I stopped using tablet mode to preserve it longer and patched it up with some duct tape. Suddenly one day as I was closing my laptop, the top panel cracked severely near the hinge making it impossible to open and close without further compromising the rest of the top panel. I need some files off this laptop, but it won't charge (being the charging port seems to have separated so it used to charge sporadically, now it doesn't at all) nor do I find it wise to open it. Can I save this laptop myself or so I have to take it to a repair shop to replace the shell and its components?