On: How I resurrected my MacBook Pro by putting it in ...

[danielweber]

I heard it as the Wii power supplies are very protective against surges at the cost of being extremely sensitive to surges. I've done the "unplug it completely for a few minutes" to restore functionality a few times.

[fnordfnordfnord → danielweber]

They are definitely too sensitive. Fortunately a second one may be had for less than ten bucks.