Helpppp From way over here in Southeast Asia!!!

Hi guys!
Thanks so much in advance for considering my inquiry...
I recently moved from one house to another and after using the laptop in the new house, everytime I plug in the jack, the whole laptop starts to vibrate....not violently, but consistently, similar to holding a drill in your hand when it's on. This occurs all over the machine. At first I thought it was maybe the fan or hardrive acting up, but realized that when I shut the laptop off, the vibrations continue until I actually unplug the jack. I tried this at my next door neighbour's house also and the same thing happened, plus every wall socket in both houses.
It can be very difficult at times to get an informative answer over here in this continent where PC'S seem to rule and Macs are still somewhat of a novelty, therefore, I feel like I'm an island and nowhere to turn! ;(
I'm afraid to use the computer (although I need it desperately, as my job depends on it), as I'm worried that if I continue to use it, the vibrations will finally take their toll and everything shuts down and crashes. I can't imagine it's doing any good for the components inside??? If I use just the battery it's fine, but of course the battery will eventually die and I'll need to plug it in again to recharge.
I think it may be a power source problem, but is there anybody out there who may have some idea of how to resolve this, before I lose much more income? Has this happned to anyone else??
Thanks again so much for your thoughts, insight and opinions..I really sure could use it right now ;))
Kind regards,
Mark

Dear Friend,
Thank you for the welcome to the discussions board and also for your time in replying with your perspective and thoughts. Well, you wouldn't believe what the solution was to the vibrations.......all that was needed was a piece of carpet under my feet on the tile floor! Too funny eh?
Here in the tropics, people very rarely have carpets in their houses because it's much cooler to have tiles and also to avoid mold and dampness collecting in the carpet fibers. So when you walk around in barefeet in the house and sit down at the computer, there's enough static electricity generating through your body that causes the vibrations when you plug in the jack to the laptop. Sounded reasonable, I suppose, but was still a weeeeee bit skeptical until I grabbed a piece of carpet from the garage. Low and behold - it works!
I also picked up a UPS unit just to be safe also, so now with the combination of UPS, a 3x3ft piece of shag and a pair of thick rubber flip flops for good measure - the problem has been resolved ;))
Thanks so much again for your consideration and your response - very grateful!
Mark
P.S. My old house actually happened to have carpet, thus never having the vibrating laptop, but when I moved to the new house that just had tiles, that concept never entered my mind...learn something new everyday.

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