my power cords become damaged and kinda burnt after connecting them to my laptop. im not sure if its because of my laptop overheating, but could a cooling pad help fix this problem? by the way my laptop is an HP pavilion ze4800, its a couple years old.
2006-09-06 14:56:37 · 13 answers · asked by xxdarkxpsychicxx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Does it run Windows? That could be your problem.
2006-09-06 16:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by Nick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should replace the cord and take the laptop in to a repair shop. A cooling pad will not do anything in fact I don't believe there is such a device for that manner. If the problem persists get a new laptop. I would stop using it for now because of the damaged power cord. There is a significant risk of shock and further damage to the hardware with a damaged cord.
2006-09-06 22:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by Omniscience 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher temps and burnt wires is a sign of cross wires. Somewhere a positive is meeting a negative. Where you plug into is prob not the problem or else your house would be on fire but you should always check for saftey,.
Most laptop cords have a huge pack inline with them, that does the charging well this could be the problem.
If your cord has not had phisyical damage I wonder how this could have started.. I would check ebay for a replacement and also maybe inspect your boards for any signs causing a cross or short. Look for burnt circuits as well. Not related but damage related.
2006-09-06 22:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Double Bubble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm if it keeps eating power cords you have a motherboard problem. Try a new cord and see if it happens again. If not then it was a defective power cord. My Dell 4150 ate 3 power cords 6 months after I got it and I had to send it back to Dell.
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Coolpads wont do anything but cool the laptop itself not the cord.
My laptop power cord gets to be crappy after about 6 months of unplugging and moving around and the ends lose power.
2006-09-06 22:41:11 · answer #4 · answered by nerdboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your power cords went for a burn, you have serious problems with either the charger or the batteries and possibly both.
2006-09-06 22:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
power going to the laptop might damage the laptop, but laptop damaging the power is imaginable...
2006-09-06 22:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by barge118 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mobo is fired.
probably try another adapter if that doesn't work then my hypothesis is right,
mobo generally cost around 300-500.
so it's better to get a new computer than repair that old junk.
2006-09-06 22:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by HanZ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just chk the power ratings once take it to a service centre once
2006-09-06 23:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by BHARGAVA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have a tech look at it probably need a new laptop
2006-09-06 22:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a shorted wire. DUCK TAPE IT!!
2006-09-06 22:02:02 · answer #10 · answered by Ahab 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋