Power Adapter

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  1. J

    HP Laptop only charges when turned off/sleep

    Hi, my HP 15-ba009dx does not charge when the computer is on. This is not an issue with the battery / AC adapter because I've tried using replacements. All my drivers are updated, I've tried uninstalling the ACPI-Complaint Control Method Battery driver, and I've completely reset my laptop...
  2. M

    Will This Laptop AC Power Adapter Work With This Laptop?

    Hi, So there's some important information on this old laptop that I have, Unfortunately I have forgotten my power adapter at a friends house who lives 6 hours away! Laptop: Acer Aspire E5-511-280C Charger I want to purchase: Luxa2 EnerG Old charger: I hope you all can help me! Kind...
  3. Y

    Alienware shut off won't turn on

    My Alienware randomly shut off the other night while I was playing a game. It was plugged in. The power adapter cord was not lit up. I unplugged the adapter from the wall and plugged it back in. The light on the cable turns on but once I plug it into the computer it shuts off. The laptop does...
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    No not much instruction,just one connection came with it,can see the connections and it is set up ,but no resonse.

    32" blue tooth soundbar,model;sb3200,power adapter,ac100-240v-50\60hz
  5. G

    Solved! Laptop constantly switches from AC to Battery

    I own an Asus X550LNV for 2 and a half years now. A couple of months ago I formatted it and did a clean install of Windows 10. Since then, it randomly starts to switch from AC to Battery, even though it is always connected. After a couple minutes it stops, only to return the odd behaviour again...
  6. K

    my lenovo charger is not working

    my lenovo laptop charger is novt working at all and i dont think it's the problem of my lappy but instead in the charger itself actually i want to know whether i could get solution by some repair or i have to buy the new one if to buy another is solution plz mention the cost??
  7. P

    Notebook charging problem

    Hi, my problem is that every time I plug in the power adapter, my notebook keeps changing from "charging" to "not charging", every second. It's as if I was plugging the power adapter in and off every second. And consequently it doesn't charge the battery, and I can only charge it when it's off...
  8. sam_86314

    19.92v into a 19v laptop?

    I found a "HiPOWER DC-DC Power Adapter" at a thrift store. I intend to use it to charge my laptop while in my car. It has a range of voltages on the back with a dot under 19v. But when I tested it with a multimeter, it showed 19.92v. My laptop is rated for 19v, and its original charger tests...
  9. J

    Replacing Laptop Charger

    So my dog ended up biting on my laptop charger which was Chicony AC Adapter: Input: 100-240 V~2.9 A 50-60Hz Output 19 V -=- 10.5A 200W New Charger: Input: 100-240 V~2.25A 50-60Hz Output: 19V(19V) 9.5A(9.5A) 180W I wanted to know if the new charger would damage my laptop in any way...
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    US Gigabyte Laptop Power Adapter weak or not working, laptop switching between battery and charging

    I travel a lot. My work takes me to Japan frequently. I only use my Gigabyte P55W V4 for gaming. It has wasted a power supply once, and fried a motherboard twice in two years. Manufacturer's warranty took care of those problems, but now I'm outside the warranty and I'm dealing with what seems to...
  11. O

    Acer Adapter Problem

    A friend gave me his Lab top to fix it's an acer aspire 5250. Now when I plug in the power adapter it recharges the battery just fine but it will not use it as a power source and keeps draining the battery
  12. J

    MSI Laptop battery died and AC won't turn it on

    I've had this issue with my MSI laptop a couple of times but it's always fixed itself. Last year I noticed that the laptop wouldn't go on if I didn't leave the AC plugged in over night. The battery would discharge and then not turn on. If I left the AC in for a while the laptop would...
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    AC adapter buzzing noise when laptop under load.

    Greetings. I tried to launch a CPU intensive game today, and as soon as I start it, I hear some sort of a quiet buzzing sound coming from my AC adapter. As soon as I shut it, the noise is gone. I'm starting to worry that the adapter might be dying. Tried different power outlets, same problem...
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    Dell Inspiron 3451

    > Taking out its battery. > Unplugging its power adapter. > Pressing and holding down the Power button for around 45-60 seconds. > Putting the battery back and plugging the adapter back in and trying to start the laptop again. I did all the aboves but still nothing happened. The LED ac...
  15. R

    Solved! Will this AC adapter power charger harm my Dell Chromebook?

    I have a DELL Chromebook that specifies a AC adapter power charger should be max power 65W and 19.5V. But I only have handy now a 90W 20V AC adapter power charger. Can I use this 90W 20Vv power charger that is from an old DELL PC to charge my new Chromebook, without harming it? Thank you. Russell
  16. T

    Not charging or turning on.

    Have a X501A Asus laptop that wont charge or come on and wondering if the motherboard is bad. I tried holding down the power button down 1 minute without the battery or power adapter, the power adapter without the battery, and tried to charge the battery but thats not working either.
  17. D

    ACER SWIFT 5 - Unable to Charge

    Hi there! I was using my Acer Swift 5 this evening while charging it when it suddenly turned itself off. After turning it back on I was unable to charge it anymore. I've tried using a different power socket and adjusting the wire but none of them seem to work? Under device manager, there are...
  18. L

    Used Laptop won't boot

    Hello. Would using a 180W power adapter that came with this laptop cause it to be unable to boot? I have tried reseating the RAM,WLAN and Bluetooth modules,didn't work; I tried holding power for 2 minutes with it unplugged,nothing; Notes: It did not come with a battery. Asus F3S
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    Laptop not charging anymore after overheating

    Hi everyone, This is an old issue I have with my laptop (Lenovo Y510P), but maybe someone knows something about it. It worth mentioning that it was summer and very hot outside, and I was playing Rocket League for several hours when suddenly my laptop turned off, 99.9% because of the overheating...
  20. Zii

    HP laptop powered off suddenly; will not turn back on

    My lil bro was using his HP Envy laptop for what he said was about 6-8 hours straight. It was plugged into the wall, with a standard AC adapter. He was in the middle of something when it suddenly shut off. I wasn't there when it happened, but he said there was no popping noise, no burnt smell...
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    Battery charges intermittently, BUT had work done on damaged post...so..

    Dropped my 2010 Toshiba Satellite laptop L655-S5153 EXACTLY on charging post corner, forcing post back into computer, destroying my charger connector plug at the same time. (sad face). Paid mobile repair guy to fix it. He replaced the band (cable?)w/post, a part from another Toshiba like mine...
  22. J

    i place the wrong power cord into my kodibox now it wont turn on when i placed the original how do i fix it

    I placed the wrong power cord into my kodi box and now when I place the original it doesn't do anything it wont even light up. what do I do?
  23. M

    Vaio shutting down with new adapter.

    I've got old vaio vpcs12x9e. About week ago i find out that it's not charging. Led on the adaper was dead so i bought a new one. Today I plug it in, turn on and it shuts down after few secconds. I find down about that solution - remove battery, hold power button for a few seconds etc. It worked...
  24. D

    Laptop shuts off when connected to AC adapter

    Hello, I have a Clevo laptop model P750DM2-G which is about two months old from Cyberpower. A little back story on how I use the laptop: I usually leave the adapter plugged in because the battery life is actually pretty poor, getting only about one and a half hours of usage at a time. Today, I...
  25. D

    Plugged in not charging issue dell lattitude e5540

    I have a Dell Lattitude e5540, it has decided to stop charging. I have replaced both the battery and the power adapter, I have also updated the bios to the newest version. none of the fixes i have seen online have helped me and its becoming really frustrating. the only fix i have found that i...
  26. P

    I have Asus t100ha n it won't turn on ? I plug in power adapter n battery come up on the screen ? So screen is ok

    I have Asus t100ha won't turn on the screen shows battery charging so it ain't the screen or charger or battery
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    Can a power cord adaptor 19.5v. 4.62a. Output +to - be used on a compacwindow 7 loptop 18.5vdc. 3.5a. - to + input

    Iam try to replace a power adapter cord. 19. 5. +(0)- output. To a compac loptop 18. 5vdc. - (0)+ input my question is why it wount charge when the light is show charching ?
  28. G

    Laptop Unable to switch between Ac adapter and Battery

    I have Asus G551JW. If i remove charger the computer will run on Battery and if i plug the charger back again, it wont charge battery and neither computer will run on ac power (computer does not shows any notification that its on AC Adapter) . to make it run again on battery i would have to...
  29. J

    Laptop Turns ON. Got Black Screen but all other light's are on. no BOOT but laptop is working like mad.

    Hi I have an HP pavilion dv7 laptop that will not boot. When plugged with the adaptor the charging light comes on and when I press the power buttton all the small lights turn on but the screen remains black. The fans and everything else seems to go on. Then the computer just works like mad...
  30. D

    My Laptop Won't Charge / DC Jack Problem? Please Help.

    So it's like this, My Asus laptop won't charge. Is it the battery, motherboard (maybe)? No, why? Well when i last tried to charge it, it still had some "juice" in it and worked fine, but it wouldnt charge. I suspect either the adapter or the DC jack, but i think it's DC Jack, when i plug in the...
  31. I

    Solved! Laptop won't turn on

    Hello there! I'm trying to fix my friend's Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15iby. He accidentally tripped over the USB cord that was connecting the laptop and his phone, and at that moment the laptop just went kaput (the phone is ok btw). The power LED on the laptop just keeps blinking, the manual says that...
  32. BlazeMike

    Toshiba Satellite Radius P55w B5224 won't power on

    Hey all! So my friend recently said that his keyboard on this laptop wasn't working for a while now and he said he might've dropped it. So the lights on the keyboard have stopped along with the keyboard function itself he was managing with the touch keyboard... I said it might be a loose...
  33. V

    Water on adapter

    Hi! I poured some unsweetened herbal tea onto my laptop adapter. I dried it immediately but later noticed that a place where a wire connects to a box is still wet. And it's a little bit loose. Now I left it to dry, I think I will wait for 1-2 days and then I'll need it to work. I'm a student and...
  34. D

    Help needed please!!!!!!

    I spilled water on my laptop and immediately took out the ac power adapter and the battery and shutdown the laptop i dried it for about 3 hours and looked inside of the laptop and dried the rest if the water inside of it. my laptop isnt working i can hear the fab and all but the screen stays...
  35. J

    Need help with a Asus G7GX

    My brother got a older G7 a long time ago and used it for a while, but it died and he put it away for a long time. He said it had something to do with the battery. I recently got my hands on it and asked him if I could keep it if i fixed it, and he said yes. I dont know a lot about computers but...
  36. H

    Toshiba Satellitle won't turn on without cable

    My Toshiba Satellite C50-A-19T has suddenly stopped holding the charge. It only works with cable/charger plugged in. I have tried the power down by holding down the Power button for 30 secs (then plugging back in & putting the battery back in) which didn't work. I have tried taking the battery...
  37. C

    Battery won't charge, powers down when unplugged - 0% available (plugged in, charging)

    I have an ASUS laptop that won't charge. It says "0% available (plugged in, charging)". I tried a new OEM battery that I just bought and it has the same issue, so I know the battery is good. The charger is also new, so that's good too. I tried holding down the power button with everything...
  38. A

    Need advice about voltage/amperage replacement laptop power adapter

    I have a Asus G60V laptop of which the soldered low voltage cable (brick to laptop) has compromised shielding / broken wires. The brick itself has no issues besides the cable being compromised. It's still functional but I don't feel like it's safe. I want to give this laptop to a relative of...
  39. M

    Adapter only works with battery fully charged or removed

    I have a Lenovo Y510p and recently had to replace the power adapter. The problem is that the new one only works when the battery is fully charged or removed. I have to remove the battery, plug in the adapter, turn on the pc and then put the battery back on. If I go through this process...
  40. T

    Long-term framerate drop from power loss

    I wasn't sure how best to describe it in the title. Basically, whenever I unplug my AC adapter from my laptop, or the flow is otherwise interrupted, it powers off. It's been stuck at "0% plugged in, not charging" for years. That problem's not so hard to live with, I suspect that it arose because...
  41. M

    laptop won't turn on using ac adapter alone

    hi all, i got problems with my laptop asus A43S it won't turn on when : -using battery alone -using ac adapter alone -using both battery and ac adapter It can turn on using : -another same model battery alone -battery from another laptop and my ac adapter but it won't charge Then i made a...
  42. H

    Wrong headphone amp power supply

    A friend of mine recently gave me a Samson C-que8 headphone amp, but he doesn't have the power supply. It requires a 19V 1A AC input. I found two power supplies laying around: one rated at 12V 1.2A AC output (correct amperage, wrong voltage) and one rated at 18V 0.5A AC output (more or less the...
  43. L

    Solved! Asus r752s turns on and off automatically every seconds without even pressing the start button over and over

    Halo need some help with a asus r752s when i turn it on it starts for 2 seconds and switches off immediately again. i opened it up took the battery out and used just the power adapter it does the same thing and once plugged in it starts and stops automatically without me pressing the power...
  44. raptormoonx

    Solved! Suitable A/C Adapter replacement for Toshiba Satellite Laptops?

    I own a Toshiba Satellite s55-a5375 laptop and my parents own a Toshiba Satellite s55-a5377 laptop. Recently the a/c adapters that came with the laptops haven't been keeping the laptops charged. My dad and I checked connections and cleaned whatever parts we could. What is a suitable replace...
  45. B

    Solved! can a faulty power adapter mimic a dead motherboard?

    the laptop just went out suddenly. dead. no lights, nothing. i went through the entire sticky checklist to determine if it is a power issue, but i don't have a second adapter to try. i am a rookie with a voltmeter, but think i had things seated correctly, and it kept fluctuating wildly from...
  46. G

    Not recognizing charger with battery plugged in

    Hi, I'm working on an Acer Aspire One D255-2256. I just replaced the battery for it (the old one no longer holds a charge) When I have both the battery and the AC adapter plugged in, the computer just runs straight off of battery power with no signs of recognizing the AC adapter. (The light...
  47. L

    Are my laptop and it's batteries allowed to be on a plane?(GT83VR6RF)

    I recently purchased a laptop GT83VR 6RF and i will be traveling from Toronto to Hong Kong with "Cathay Pacific", will my laptop and it's large batteries be allowed on the flight? And will i also be allowed to use it on flight? Thanks.
  48. H

    Flashing Charging Light on Toshiba Satellite C855D; Unreliable Power

    I have a Toshiba Satellite C855D, which takes 19 V and 3.42 A. The charging adapter I'm using is not an original; it is a ViewSonic adapter that outputs 19 V and 3.16 A. When I plug in the charging cord, the charging light flashes yellow-orange. However, it takes some twisting before the cord...
  49. S

    MSI laptop won't start unless AC adapter is plugged in.

    Had my pc for 2-3 months now and up until recently worked just fine. But in the last two weeks whenever i put it in sleep mode or shut it down, then move it in a pc bag, it won't boot without the ac adapter plugged in. Testet with battery being at 100% and 50%. I just need to plug in the...
  50. R

    dell ac power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.

    I'm having a bios error for my inspiron 16 5558 that says "dell ac power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined". It happened after months of use. I purchased a 45 watt genuine dell replacement but I'm getting the same issue. Any help on this would be fantastic. Thanks in advance
  51. C

    Used another manufacturers power adapter, now the laptop doesn't receive power.

    My laptop is a DELL Inspiron 14. I forgot the power adapter so I tried on my friends laptop's power adapter. It is a rather old Toshiba laptop but the power pins seemed pretty close. So I inserted it into my laptop. The icon in the system tray showed plugged in but when I hover the pointer on...
  52. S

    Will the 180w power adapter hold back the performance of ROG GL502VS

    Greetings everyone! So I've heard the power adapter issue with Alienware before, and some benchmarks indicate there is performance drops with 180w adapter, since GL502VS also has insufficient power supply with 180w adapter during heavy load, I'm concerned about this. Thanks in advance for any...
  53. 0

    Laptop Upgrade from the Dark Ages

    Good morning Ladies and Gents A little background on me. I am in my early 30s, I am a big gamer. Mainly first person shooters online multiplayers like counter strike and such where fps is very important. I do occasionally travel for work and I am in college but I'm doing it online right now...
  54. X

    Asus X453M Can't Charge

    The charging LED goes on and then turn off in a few second when I connect the power adapter. Tried reconnecting and the charging LED start blinking when the laptop is turned on. Can anyone help me?
  55. D

    Underamped Power Adapter

    So I have a HP mobile workstation for work that came with a 200W power adapter (19.5V 10.3A) that is quite large and heavy. For travel I got a 150W (7.7A) charger that was compatible with my laptop. Now the laptop is rated for 10.3A. My problem is that even the 150W charger is a pain to carry...
  56. M

    Dell Inspiron 7559 not turning on without power adapter

    Just at the title says. Just got the Dell Inspiron 7559 and it does not turn on if the power adapter is not connected. If the power adapter IS connected, then it works perfectly. Am I doing something wrong? What do I do?
  57. V

    Non-Beastly External Battery for Beastly Laptop [Product Help]

    So I recently acquired a beastly laptop for work. It has a 4k Screen, 32gbs of Ram, 4TB(ish) of SSD space and an equally beefy processor (Remarkable given that it's only slightly thicker than a Macbook). Now, with creative under-volting and an aggressive power management scheme I've managed to...
  58. N

    rx 470 requires 8 pin pcie - but i have only 6 pin on my PSU

    PSU model ANTEC PC 500W ON 12V1 rail has 24A - 12v2 rail has 21A do you i think i can use a power adapter safe with this PSU - currently have a i3
  59. J

    Laptop Overheats When Pluged In...

    I've been building computers for almost 20 years, not laptops, the other day my laptop started lagging, The bottom was super hot and literally everything I did had a delay even scrolling through browsing, initially I thought it was dust so I took it all apart and cleaned it out, that didn't work...
  60. S

    Lenovo laptop orange charging light blinking even without the charger

    So I have a Lenovo S400 which I have been using for more than 3 years. It's been taken care of well. No damages whatsoever. A few months back I fixed my desktop pc and eversince then I've been more reliant on the desktop. And a few days ago, I try turning on my laptop but it doesnt. Realizing it...