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that's a very repairable problem and if i'm remembering correctly (there are different s540s) you don't even need to solder anything, just turn it off, unscrew it, unhook the battery, take out the old charging port and put in the new one.
Doesn't like like that. Its the 14 and 13 inch models that come with a replaceable plastic hook. Mine is the 15 inch model.
Oh yeah, and if you’re new to soldering, practice first and use a heat sink between the joint and the plastic that little metal hook goes into.
An appropriate heat sink might be as simple as some needle nose pliers with rubber bands around the handles clamped up close to the body of the inlet.
That design of inlet can take some real heat to start wicking and without a heatsink it may melt the plastic around the barrel.
that sucks, but at least it's through hole. looking at the hardware maintenance manual i'd take the board out before i tried to replace it.
from the picture you posted, make sure you use flux, solder wick and alcohol to clean up the area before you try to solder in the replacement. cleaning up other peoples work is a real pain sometimes.
the screw sizes are listed in that manual, they all seem to be m2 or m3 of various lengths, so you ought to have an easy time finding them. just make sure the screw head profile is the same.