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    Charger just blew my $900 (£700) laptop, HELP!

    @SoggyTissue @canadianvice Thanks for your response, I changed the three pin plug for the adaptor to one that is working but the adaptor also seems like it is dead. In your post you mentioned that only if the plug fuse was blown, the laptop circuitry should be fine but since I've changed this...
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    Charger just blew my $900 (£700) laptop, HELP!

    Here's a picture of the charger that blew up https://prnt.sc/k2kz91 it looks to be HP but now that you mention it, it also says "product of China" Charger look legit? Ps. Also not sure what to make of this but I just turned on my laptop and went into HWMonitor, and it is reporting a lower...
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    Charger just blew my $900 (£700) laptop, HELP!

    Thanks for the responses everyone, my laptop is still working at 30% charge and I switched it off right after the charger blew from panicking. What's the best thing to do once I get a new charger to check if any internal components/circuitry got fried? Is it even possible for circuitry to get...
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    Charger just blew my $900 (£700) laptop, HELP!

    I just put purchased a used laptop on eBay, the seller sent me a 90 watt HP charger but the laptop uses 150 watts as written on the bottom. After about an hour of gaming, the charger became extremely hot and then a few minutes later I heard a loud pop and the electricity gone from my room. The...