Oh dear. A few weeks ago, the plastic covering that protects the pins in the usb slot on the back of my laptop became unattached. I didn’t think anything of it as it still seemed to work ok. Until yesterday. When by accident I plugged my power cable in the usb slot (they’re right next to each to other), a burning plastic smell followed from inside the machine. I quickly realised but it was too late, the damage was done.
So here’s the problem, I can turn the laptop on, but only in safe mode, which is really limiting. The laptop tries to load up, fails, then gives the option to load in safe mode which seems to work. Now, I tried attaching my external hard drive to recover my work but it won’t recognise it.
Is there anyway I can recover my documents in safe mode?
I’m sure there must be some button somewhere where I can add a little bit of functionality….Do you think it would be worth trying to get it repaired or is it a gonner?
Thanks,
Ian