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    Power Surge on laptop - How to fix?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GSCole, Mar 15, 2011.

  1. GSCole

    GSCole Notebook Enthusiast

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    Power surge blew out the computer so it wont turn on. How would someone repair this? Besides buying a new mobo, looking for a technical response here. Thanks a bunch.
     
    GSCole, Mar 15, 2011
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  2. MidnightSun

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    Typically a power surge should only damage your AC adapter (part of its design). Have you tried using a new AC adapter?
     
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    GSCole Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes. Unfortunately to no avail. Also i noticed the AC adapter flickering and making sounds after the computer stopped working. Now its a steady blue light.

    Edit: By the way it was a Universal Adapter. To who i blame for this happening.
     
    GSCole, Mar 15, 2011
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  4. Zeptinune

    Zeptinune Notebook Evangelist

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    The only person you have to blame is yourself for not using a surge protector... warranty doesn't cover an 'act of god'

    lightning, surges, earthquakes, tsunami's (lol), tornados etc.
     
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I mean unless you have a degree in electrical engineering and know how to solder/desolder stuff I would probably try to do basic troubleshooting or replace the board.

    Removing the battery and AC adapter, hold down power button for 30 seconds 2-3 times. After that you probably got a power circuitry issue with the board. Some repair shops will have an exchange price for your part. They fix your laptop with a refurbished board and they take in your board for refurbishing.
     
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  6. Zeptinune

    Zeptinune Notebook Evangelist

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    If your warranty is up just open the laptop up and take a good look yourself. Find anything black and well, you'll need to replace that, less getting yourself a new computer.

    Seriously, people don't understand the role of surge protectors. I bought an extremely expensive surge protector for this sole reason and I always, always turn my stuff off from the wall when it's not being used. It's just laziness that gets people's stuff broken by surges... if you had a surge protector you could send it with your broken computer to your manufacturer and they would replace whatever is broken, if it's the whole computer then you'd get a new one... at least that's what my sister's boyfriend did, after I told him to get a protector...

    I know some people who are so paranoid that they have everything running through 3 of them them including their phone line...
     
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  7. ramgen

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    Depends. ASUS' accidental damage warranty covers that. Unfortunately it comes for 1 year only.


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  8. Zeptinune

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    I've only ever heard problems with ASUS computers... but that's just me. Maybe they need that, but it's definitely a good thing to have. :)
     
    Zeptinune, Mar 15, 2011
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