Pavilion zd8000 power brick repair

I fixed it once before, the lead between brick and zd8000 broke near the tip, I'd cut it and soldered it and closed it back up with heat shrink. It worked for several weeks.
Now it won't power anymore, but worse the wires were completely sheered from the tip so I don't know which leads to solder to which wires.
I have 4 wires, blue black white and ground (presumed).
Does anyone know how to rewire the tip of this power brick lead?
brick looks like: http://www.upgrademaster.com/compaq-hp-c612/compaq-presario-r4200-ac-adapter-135watt-p34514.html
same power rating

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