My laptop lost power after i accidentally plug in speaker cords to usb drive

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What possible damage might have done to my laptop after i accidentally plug in my speaker cords to my laptops usb drive because immediately after contact with the speaker cord the laptop lost power. The speaker was powered on when i tried to hook it in my laptop..is it possible that my motherboard got fried and beyond repair, or maybe just an IC got damage, please help...

grace

Posted 2010-07-11T11:44:52.147

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1is the laptop working now (with the speakers disconnected) or not? – msw – 2010-07-11T12:36:12.957

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You shorted the +5V rail to ground, causing the system to lose power and shut down. This should cause no lasting damage unless the machine was already having power issues to begin with.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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