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"AC Power Adapter Not Determined" , and Power Adapter Won't Work
My computer recently displayed a "AC Power Adapter is not determined." message. I did not change anything, all I did was go to a friend's house and plug it in and it appeared there. Taking out battery and holding down power for 10 sec won't work. It appears everytime, and my battery is slowly being drained. Help!
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Inappropriate?Thank you electrojake789
It is not that i am not afraid of "dig in" thing, but it is for now my only choice. I have downloaded the tech manual of my laptop from dell's site, but it is not shown in detail the parts of the motherboard. So if you can find that pictorial and post the link of it, i would be very thankful
Thanks for your replies guys -
Inappropriate?maybe this is what you are looking for:
http://www.laptop-junction.com/toast/...
http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/blog... -
Inappropriate?Bingo!
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Inappropriate?Thanks for the links electorjake789. I will certainly check them2 Comments
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This solves the problem
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Actually it was "Sonja" that saved us.
Thank You sonja.
Nice work! -
Actually it was "Sonja" that saved us.
Thank You sonja.
Nice work! -
Inappropriate?ups. Thank you sonja
At least i could solve one part of the problem, that is the "system will operate slowly" thing. I found a solution from a different forum. It is the Noteboke Hardaware Control program. It makes the laptop operate in maximum capacity.
So right now the laptop is working ok, but the problem with charging still exists... -
Inappropriate?No problem ;-) it is actually the second time I post these links- this is not the best forum to be following a thread..
Well anyways. If you deside to take your machine apart, would you consider to video filme it and then upload it on youtube?
regards Sonja Lea -
Inappropriate?well i have already done it... yesterday, did not help.
Today, i plugged my friend's old dell ac adapter, which outputs 90 watt, it worked :) , it was such a relief for me.... cant tell
My laptop actually needed 65 watt, and that is what my ac adapter outputs. Right now i am planning to show my ac adapater to the master, and would want him to change the output to about 80 watts. If it cant be done, i am going to buy a new adapter but with more than 65 watt output, may be 80 watt one. -
Inappropriate?"I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop with a faulty power adapter. The adapter seems to work when I can use the laptop, but it refuses to charge the battery. My warranty has just expired.
I received a message from the BIOS 'AC adapter type can not be Determined "when I started laptop'en.
I could continue my work through re-join AC adapter and thought no more of it.
Now I have this message permanently, have tried all the tips and ideas to get rid of the problem but none have succeeded, reset bios, turn off laptop'en completely and start from the adapter, etc.
I started searching the Internet and found several stories about people having the same problem as mine.
There I found also the description of a highly probable cause. That the fault is due to design failure of the adapter chip ID that identifies the adapter. The interface between the adapter and the laptop is not protected against hazardous voltages.
The purpose of this function is to prevent users of DELL laptop'ar to use chargers for other brands. Worse is that this construction has a design failure that makes it easy to break.
I want a solution to my problems in one way or another, even if the warranty has expired.
But how do I get contact with DELL support? -
Inappropriate?I had this same problem on my Dell XPS M140 about 1 year ago. My wife has a dell laptop as well and when I used her adapter the problem was solved. I ordered a new adapter and all was well with my laptop until a year later and same problem. Used the wife's adapter again. It is the same issue. I am a heavy user. Probably use my laptop over 3 hours a day and up to 12 hours at times. I move from room to room so the adapter gets a lot of use. I think my usage has surpassed the durability of these adapters. Try to find someone with a Dell adapter before going to more expensive options like replacing a motherboard like I've seen on other boards. The adapters I've used in the past are all 65W.
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Inappropriate?I started a thread a few days back, but couldn't properly edit the title to address the issue at hand now.
I have an inspiron 6400 and I remember getting this message a while back. Even though I no longer receive it, my laptop runs at a snail's pace when plugged into the AC adapter. My reason for starting this thread is because my problems are unlike the typical symptoms that users are experiencing who receive this message(battery not charging). My inspiron 6400 battery charges just fine, and in fact, the only time my runs optimally is when unplugged (it's unplugged at this moment).
I was just wondering if anyone who has seen this warning has experienced my particular problem, and not the one experienced my post. When I was plugged earlier, my CPU was running at 100% and it took me 15 minutes to take a screenshot, open up Photoshop, and save a picture of that happening - something that usually takes a mere one and a half to two minutes.
If anyone can help, it'd be great. I'm trying to save for a desktop right now so that my laptop will only be used for notes in school, but dang, this is just really, really inconvenient. It seems like it's only getting worse, too. Not to mention the fact that I work online, and this issue is causing me tons of havoc.
