Help needed~x61s dead after warranty expired

I think the motherboard is burned. I saw the smoke came out from the left vent.
Can I update my warranty one more year to avoid the cost of repair or just throw
the machine to the rubbish? Its dead and can not light on.

The warranty can be extended within one month of expiration date, how come your laptop short circuited did you have get water on the laptop or something, in which case warranty don't cover it. And you are better off selling the laptop for parts or get a new motherboard off ebay or IBM parts, and change it yourself. 
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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