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Have I fried my laptop?
Basically, it was dark last night and I went to plug my charger into my laptop, but instead of putting it in the right place I shoved it into a USB port in the back. Because I'm an idiot.
Anyway, it pinged and went off and smelled strongly like burning. So I'm guessing it's not good?
Its completely dead now, won't turn on or anything. Is there ANY way this is fixable?
Anyway, it pinged and went off and smelled strongly like burning. So I'm guessing it's not good?
Its completely dead now, won't turn on or anything. Is there ANY way this is fixable?
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You've (almost) certainly burnt something out. You're unlikely to have damaged the battery, so I'd suggest that it's either the power supply or something on the motherboard.
Either way, you have (to use your word) fried it. I'd suggest that it's would be less expensive in the long run to buy a new one rather than to try and get it repaired.
Chances are that the hard drive will be fine and that you (or, at least, somebody) will be able to extract any data from it...
Either way, you have (to use your word) fried it. I'd suggest that it's would be less expensive in the long run to buy a new one rather than to try and get it repaired.
Chances are that the hard drive will be fine and that you (or, at least, somebody) will be able to extract any data from it...
It can't hurt to contact your household insurance company and ask...
As for getting the data off, since the machine is dead this will mean removing the hard disk and viewing it on another computer. Not a particularly difficult thing for an IT professional like me (or ChuckFickens) to do, but definitely not for the laity...
Where are you based? N.B. I don't want to know your address, just approximate area...
As for getting the data off, since the machine is dead this will mean removing the hard disk and viewing it on another computer. Not a particularly difficult thing for an IT professional like me (or ChuckFickens) to do, but definitely not for the laity...
Where are you based? N.B. I don't want to know your address, just approximate area...
Merseyside is a bit out of my catchment area. However, as I mentioned, this isn't a particularly difficult thing to do so I'd simply do a trawl Google:
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It's not really that hard to fit it into a USB socket. The lead which plugs into my laptop just has a little round-thing on the end, which I stick into a hole in the back of the laptop. Which is right next to 2 USB ports, which are long and square. So, there was plenty of room to stick it in there by accident.
Thanks Mark. Better go & ring the insurance people and see what they have to say. Hopefully I can get it replaced and then just pay somebody to sort out all my data.
Thanks Mark. Better go & ring the insurance people and see what they have to say. Hopefully I can get it replaced and then just pay somebody to sort out all my data.
The news about the light came after the advice, but even so it would be useful to know you are getting the correct voltage when the power supply is powering something. A new one you knew to be working would help confirm that the suplpy is not the problem. Never assume as whatever "can't be the cause" will then turn out to be.
I'm not that savvy on laptops: don't really like them much, but I'd suspect the battery probably slides or clips out ? Take a look at the manual.
I'm not that savvy on laptops: don't really like them much, but I'd suspect the battery probably slides or clips out ? Take a look at the manual.
