Power supply cord light goes out, won't charge!

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Dangeruss1 Posts 1 Registration date Sunday December 16, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 16, 2012 - Dec 16, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 - Dec 20, 2012 at 02:35 AM
Hello,
I have an acer extensa 5420 laptop. My dog chewed through the power cord. I got a new one but now when I plug it into my laptop, the light goes out on the power cord and it will not charge.
If I unplug the cord for a while, the light comes on when I try it again but it always goes out as soon as I try to plug it into my laptop. I tried a power supply reset but had no luck. Any suggestions?
Thanks



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Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 69
Dec 20, 2012 at 02:35 AM
Hi Dangeruss1,

The symptoms you have mentioned (i.e., the light on the AC adapter goes off as soon as it is plugged in the machine) indicates that the motherboard might have gone bad. As you have mentioned this problem started after the dog tampered the AC Adapter, this might have caused a short circuit on the motherboard circuitry. This might require you to replace the motherboard.

Please reply if you have any further questions.
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