https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/laptop-charging/m-p/2073171#M135833 <P>Hi yammas,</P> <P><BR />No you cannot charge your notebook battery via a USB port. These ports are designed to provide power not receive.</P> <P><BR />Are you certain that it is the jack/power board that is faulty rather than the power adaptor?</P> <P><BR />Rich</P> Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:55:24 GMT rich912 2015-12-12T20:55:24Z https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/laptop-charging/m-p/2072729#M135826 <P>Hi can anybody help?</P><P>My daughter has broken the charging port on my Sony viao. Can I charge it from one of the new sockets with the USB ports straight into my laptops USB port??&nbsp;</P><P>Will this charge my battery??&nbsp;</P> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:23:57 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/laptop-charging/m-p/2072729#M135826 yammas 2015-12-11T21:23:57Z https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/laptop-charging/m-p/2073171#M135833 <P>Hi yammas,</P> <P><BR />No you cannot charge your notebook battery via a USB port. These ports are designed to provide power not receive.</P> <P><BR />Are you certain that it is the jack/power board that is faulty rather than the power adaptor?</P> <P><BR />Rich</P> Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:55:24 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/laptop-charging/m-p/2073171#M135833 rich912 2015-12-12T20:55:24Z