Wierd computer issue.

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Originally Posted by TheGame

Yeah my surge protector is fried. The indicator is on saying that it doesn't work anymore. It just says surge, and the orange light is on by it that wasn't there before.

Probably fried. But most surge protectors are designed to do the opposite, turn on the light when the protector is still working, and turn it off when it isn't. So it may think it's still working.

As for the plug thingy I'm talking about... it reminds me of gamecube's plug (I think?) where its one side of the plug wire, plugged into a little black box which has the other end of the plug wired and goes into the wall.

That would be the power supply, and the thing that is probably fried. Before you give up entirely on your laptop, you might try switching it out with another one if you happen to have one laying about. Or go to Best Buy and buy a universal one and try that. Just be sure all the specs match between the original power supply and the extra one.