power surges and slink-e/cd-changer

Is it possible that a power surge to my computer sent a spike to the Slink-e which sent a spike to the CD changer, killing all three?

My brand new laptop died last night after I lost power during a storm. It was hooked up to my Slink-e at the time, and ever since then I can not seem to get power to either my slink-e or my cd changer (or my laptop). My slink-e and cd-changer were hooked up to the same powerstrip/surge protector, but everthing else on that strip works fine. The only thing I can think of is that a spike went across the serial cable and then through the s-link wire.