Plugged earphones wrong hole

Hamsters_1

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My computer is an ASUS TP500L/LN I accidentally plugged my earphones into the wrong hole I accidentally put it in the hole next to the earphones, and as soon as I did that it turned off. I tried turning it back on and nothing happened. My computer also won't charge. Please help me if you know how to help. Or fix the problem.
 
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Yeah that's USB which carries a 5v supply. My guess is this was shorted out. I'm not sure if its fixable, it depends what protection is built into the 5v rail. Often there is a sacrificial component which gets destroyed instead of more serious components, sort of like a fuse but not actually a fuse. A professional service engineer might be able to fix it or send it back to the manufacture. Both options could be expensive.

Hamsters_1

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It is a rectangle shaped hole and it has like an ss next to it that connects to what looks like a USB symbol
 

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Yeah that's USB which carries a 5v supply. My guess is this was shorted out. I'm not sure if its fixable, it depends what protection is built into the 5v rail. Often there is a sacrificial component which gets destroyed instead of more serious components, sort of like a fuse but not actually a fuse. A professional service engineer might be able to fix it or send it back to the manufacture. Both options could be expensive.
 
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I think it was a card reader.
Nevertheless I think it gets covered by the hardware warranty(free 3 years+-)
try to press the cmos reset button (bottom of the laptop probably, check manual)
 

Hamsters_1

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Okay thanks for your help

 

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