Satellite Pro L20 will not turn on

Hi,
I was using my laptop yesterday when my baby son pulled out the ac adaptor cord from the back of the laptop, when i went back to it, it had turned itself off, i have tried to turn it on with no sucess, i have no lights nothing.
not even the light to show the laptop is on charge is working.
its like its completly dead (i hope not)
Any ideas??
Regards,
qube

I would take the battery out so there is no power going into there at all, then hold down the power button for 10secs to clear the capacitors then reattach the battery and try again.
If not I would take out the battery again and plug in the mains and try turning it on without the battery in.
James.

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