Hey,

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. The black plastic tab in one of my USB ports broke exposing the wire prongs which then proceeded to get bent. I was able to straighten out the prongs, but the port is no longer working. Originally it gave me a power surge message, now it just doesn't respond. What would it entail to replace a USB port on my computer? If it's pretty complicated, do you guys have any other suggestions as to how to fix this problem?

Thanks

I'd send it back to Dell for a warranty fix.

 

I'd recommend you don't fiddle with it any more. The plastic may have served as an insulator or something, and you could end up frying the port.