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Originally posted by Snaal Sevool Snr.
What site were you on when the crash happened? It may be a case of spyware/worms/malware/etc. (possibly)
Software can not damage hardware (well, it technically can, but that is extremely rare and you'll have more chance to be hit by a meteor than damaging hardware by software)...
My first guess why the laptop shut down would be overheating, which also could have damaged something permanently... Best thing todo, as you're going to do, call Dell...
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