My Chuwi HeroBook Pro won't turn on

So, I tried something a little risky because I lost my original power brick. I figured I'd just plug in a different charger to see if it would work, but man, things went south fast. There’s this distinct smell of something burnt lingering in the air, which definitely isn't a good sign. I'm sitting here wondering—do you think I can just swap out the power supply, or did I accidentally fry the motherboard too? Is there any hope for this thing, or is it officially a paperweight?

I’m guessing you might have accidentally buried a charger with the polarity reversed or maybe just grabbed one with way too much voltage, which are pretty classic rookie mistakes, but honestly, there isn't much we can do at this point to save it.

I mean, there’s probably hope, but you really need to find a shop that does component-level repair. Replacing the whole motherboard just isn't worth the money...

Yeah, it's definitely a swap of the pins because I know there's someone on here who does component repairs for gaming consoles

Honestly, looking at this laptop, I’m pretty sure we fried the whole thing. Every tech shop I’ve popped into says the motherboard is toast too, which is what I'm leaning towards... unless there's some genius out there who thinks otherwise, but I really doubt it.

You definitely fried something on the motherboard, but maybe not the whole thing. I'm thinking someone who does component-level repair could probably fix this. Honestly, it might not even be that big of a deal for a pro. This shop does that kind of work:

http://www.itelektronika.com/

If I were you, I'd just send it over to RI. It feels like a waste to trash a decent laptop when it might only cost a few hundred bucks to get it running again.

I'll reach out to them