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Well, don't I feel like a fool now.
My laptop wouldn't turn on. After trying everything I could, I got on a different computer (I'm at my parents' place. There are plenty to choose from here) to look for an answer online. I was actually writing a LJ post about it, noting that, yes, I had checked that the power cord was plugged in on both ends, when it occurred to me that I hadn't checked if it was plugged in in the middle.
Sure enough, the transformer had gotten disconnected at some point, and when I connected it, the battery light on my laptop went on.
So, I basically made the most classic mistake regarding electronics ever. I concluded that it must be broken when it was just unplugged. Gah.
In my defense, the damn thing does have a habit of overheating. There was a change that it had actually fried itself.
My laptop wouldn't turn on. After trying everything I could, I got on a different computer (I'm at my parents' place. There are plenty to choose from here) to look for an answer online. I was actually writing a LJ post about it, noting that, yes, I had checked that the power cord was plugged in on both ends, when it occurred to me that I hadn't checked if it was plugged in in the middle.
Sure enough, the transformer had gotten disconnected at some point, and when I connected it, the battery light on my laptop went on.
So, I basically made the most classic mistake regarding electronics ever. I concluded that it must be broken when it was just unplugged. Gah.
In my defense, the damn thing does have a habit of overheating. There was a change that it had actually fried itself.
