usb port shorting

[pwnn]

I tried to get the voltage on the usb ports of my laptop and I shorted the 5v dc pin to ground with my meter lead. at this time my notebook shut down quickly and I've never been able to start it up again. is my motherboard fried?

thank you for helping me.

 

[RaPTuRe]

most probably.

RaPTuRe

Who's General Failure and why's he reading my disk?

 

[RobertNKC]

sounds like you cooked it. the word "shorted" on computers is usually a bad thing