It does unfortuantly sound like the symptoms for a dead P20.
It can easily happen if you attach a 18 or 20v powersupply (its the same plug) but the P20 needs a 12v psu.
Have burned a couple of these a few years back, before I realized I used the wrong powerbrick.
/// Linjo
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