My gateway laptop keeps frying the power cord. Any ideas.?

Great question. If you are getting the charger off ebay or amazon, it is very likely the product is damaged.

Another good reason is that the charger is not the correct one for your laptop. Make sure you are purchasing the correct charger.

For a new charger, Topmic is by far the best website I have come across in terms of having good products with amazing service.

I've purchased from them before and they are true to their word. Free shipping with free lifetime warranty. Meaning, if the charger you purchased from them ever stops working, they would replace it for free, forever. So when the charger I got from them about a year ago decided to just stop working, they sent me a new one for free.

Its definitely a great way one can save money in the long run and its a great investment as well.

I'm pretty sure they have your charger. Just google "Topmic" and when you get to their site, enter in the charger name or laptop model.

Good luck!