My Inspiron 9100 laptop is running slow. CPU is at 100% most of the time, when just doing one or two things. The battery is pretty much shot, so I've been running it off the AC Power Adapter for years. It's been working fine for years but just recently, it started running real slow. Window XP seems to be in slo-mo on everything.
I remember reading somewhere that if your AC Power Adapter has a broken or disengaged single pin inside, it can reduce the voltage output and send a lower voltage, or less power, to the laptop. It's enough to run the computer, but maybe not enough to keep the CPU operating at peak performance.
When I first read this idea, I thought it couldn't be true, but now I'm thinking there may be something to it.
So, is it possible that my Dell AC Power Adapter could be causing my PC to run slow, due to what I described above? If so, how can I check it to see if that's why my PC is running slow.
I've done all the housekeeping already (virus scan, defrag (multiple times), etc.).
Everything purchased in 2004:
Dell Inspiron 9100
Windows XP
Dell 150W AC/DC Adapter, model ADP-150EB B (PA-15 Family), Input 100-240V, Output 19.5V 7700mA
Thanks for your help,
Mike
I remember reading somewhere that if your AC Power Adapter has a broken or disengaged single pin inside, it can reduce the voltage output and send a lower voltage, or less power, to the laptop. It's enough to run the computer, but maybe not enough to keep the CPU operating at peak performance.
When I first read this idea, I thought it couldn't be true, but now I'm thinking there may be something to it.
So, is it possible that my Dell AC Power Adapter could be causing my PC to run slow, due to what I described above? If so, how can I check it to see if that's why my PC is running slow.
I've done all the housekeeping already (virus scan, defrag (multiple times), etc.).
Everything purchased in 2004:
Dell Inspiron 9100
Windows XP
Dell 150W AC/DC Adapter, model ADP-150EB B (PA-15 Family), Input 100-240V, Output 19.5V 7700mA
Thanks for your help,
Mike