Thanks Virtual. I ditched the unit and cut the cord off it so no one else would try to use it. I just don't feel good about using it again. My renters insurance would not cover it if there was an incident and the unit had a history of having a blowout like this that the superintendent witnessed. It was a large unit which was a gift and I really don't need something that massive with a laptop that just goes into a coma when it runs out of power, I can get something smaller just so the backup drives don't go down and disconnect without ejecting, which happened a few weeks ago when a circuit breaker went off. I have a surge protector rated for 2525 Joules and that should be ok as far as protecting the equipment when the power goes back on or gets a massive hit like this. Sad to say, I lost my hair dryer with the last incident because it wasn't connected to a surge protector!
