Plugged USB into my MBP and it shut down. Doesn't restart, what to do?

I have a MacBook Pro (2009) with an OS Mountain Lion from Austria. Now im in the Philippines and plugged in an USB of a friend and my MacBook shut down.
First I thought I have no battery left, but it that wasn't the case.
Then I saw that the white light next to the Bluetooth thingy is on.
could it be that there is a virus on the USB?

Thanks for your fast respond! but I don't know how to do that intel restart when my macbook refuses to turn on.
I see the white light turning on, but I don't feel the hard drive turning on (if you know what I mean) I don't know how to explain it in a professional way, so thanks for bearing with me!

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Hi everyone.
New to these forums.
I am travelling atm. Just received a new white iphone 3gs 16gb 6 weeks ago as a replacement on insurance from uk.
No previous problems. Yesterday phone suddenly powered off.
completely dead with around 30% baterry charge remaining.
now briefly shows charge icon when pressing on off button.
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Try following the steps in these articles (try them in the order listed below):
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
Another thing you can try is to import the pictures when that prompt comes up and then delete the pictures on the iPhone (you can also email them to yourself from the iPhone before deleting them). Once the camera roll is empty on the iPhone try connecting to the computer to test.
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Here is a question that is both Apple MBP and electrical related. I hope to find someone with some expertise in both these subjects.
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Here is my problem: periodically, I'll plug in my ac adapter to this system, and when plugging in to the outlet, the 600w inverter will shut down. As soon as I unplug the ac adapter, the inverter will come back on (it is programed to cycle back on after a short), and work for any device by my macbook ac adapter. It happens infrequently, but when it does occur, it will happen every time I plug in the ac adapter, until...I put the ac adapter into the outler very, very slowly, and kinda push the adapter into the outlet, at a small angle. I must do this for every outlet there is on the grid.
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I've read up on my inverter, and about how plugging certain AC devices into it will cause a surge of power in the initial second you plug it in. At most, for high end electonics, that is 10x surge. So, with my 60w apple ac adapter possibly surging at 10x 60w, that would be 600w. Now, my particular inverter is rated at 600w continuous, 1200w surge power. By design, it should cover the surge possibility. But, like I said, this is an infrequent occurrence, so why it can manage sometimes, sometimes not, is challenging.
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I am still having an issue with Macbook AC adapters "shutting down" my 220v Inverter on my Renewable Energy power system.
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