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I have an HP Pavilion laptop, and a few days ago it's battery was low so I plugged in the power adapter cord to charge it. As soon as I connected the cord the laptop died.
I have a power surge protector to protect it from any voltage fluctuation, so it can't be that.
I showed it to a service centre and they told me that the laptop's motherboard was damaged. They didn't tell me why the motherboard got damaged, but I would like to know.
I would like to know why my laptop's motherboard got damaged and how to protect a laptop from this type of accident in the future.
Was there anything possibly wrong with the power cord or laptop? like things hanging out/cracked/broken? Had you dropped it recently, or spilled anything? Is this an HP-brand power cord, or a third-party one? Also, are you sure you're plugging it into a wall outlet with the correct frequency (I think the US usually uses 60Hz, while the rest of the world uses 120Hz?) – MatthewSot – 2014-09-06T05:37:32.457
Was the laptop on when you plugged it in? – LDC3 – 2014-09-06T05:40:45.893
Everyone uses 50-60 hz. Its the voltage that's different. SMPS generally work with different voltages with no issue tho. – Journeyman Geek – 2014-09-06T06:12:25.523