started receiving the dreaded error message "The Laptop AC power adapter
type cannot be determined. Your system will operate slower and the
battery will not charge. Please connect a Dell 65W AC adapter or higher
for best system operation"
The laptop runs fine on AC power but doesn't charge the battery. I have
tried the following after reading others with similar problems:
1) Disconnect AC
2) Shutdown
3) Remove battery
4) Connect AC Adapter
5) Startup
6) Under the Batteries category (in Device Manager), right-click the
Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery listing, and select
Uninstall. Do this for each instance (I had 2 batteries installed, so 2
instances. Most users will only have 1).
7) Shutdown
8) Disconnect AC
9) Insert battery
10) Connect AC
11) Startup
This did not work then I found this question that was the same
problem (different model) and it most likely was a hardware issue since
the message appears when booting up.
Worldwide failure pattern
A deeper dig into search engine results reveals a wide spread
pattern. The problem seems quite common and most of the resolutions
point towards replacement of the dell AC power adapter.
A few resolutions to this problem found while surfing:
- Call DELL - explain the problem, insist on a free DELL AC power adapter.
- Power-down, remove battery, hold down the On/Off button for more than 10 seconds.
- Check the power leads - specially coming out of the dell 9T215 adapter, fix if possible.
- Slowly turn the plug into the jack at the back of the laptop, see if it charges again
- Power-on, after the BIOS message, unplug jack, press F1 and immediately replug jack
- Update the BIOS (use with caution - power failure during BIOS update is fatal
None of them worked in this case.
The reason why someone would recieve this error is because the dell 9t215
is no longer able to provide 65w for the laptop. Do NOT listen to the
other answerer and just use any voltage you want. Its like just trying
to plug in random things and the very likely result at the end is a
fried motherboard.
Either the charger is no longer able to provide sufficient power (65w) or the Chip inside the charger is damaged.
Dell laptops are the only ones that recieve this error because each Dell product has a chip located inside to notify it is a Dell C2894 charger or laptop that it is being connected to. If the chip is damaged, it won't verify it as such and will give you an error.
You simply need to replace the charger and you will be as good as new.
You can look online for a new charger but I would personally suggest
you visit laptopadaptershop.com.au instead. all products has 1-year
warranty and 60-day money back
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014
Asus Laptop charger light blinks
Question:"I was using the computerabout 5 hours ago. Then i fell
asleep and when i woke up my laptop was shut off and the battery charger
was blinking, but when I unplug the the asus x53e adapter
from the laptop it stopped blinking and turn solid green. So when I
plug the charger it starts blinking. I already took out the battery and
still blinks when I plug the asus laptop charger. Is it my laptop? the charger? or the battery?"
Solution:
"Try unplugging the power brick from the wall and let it cool down for a couple hours then try plugging it in and turning it on WITHOUT the battery. If it comes up, let it boot then shut it down before reinserting the battery. If it still doesn't work, try a power pack from another laptop with a similar plug, just make sure that the voltage is the same (or close) on both power packs, the voltage will be listed on the unit. Most power packs are around 18 or 19 volts and will work on several models.
EDIT: Does the laptop boot up and function with the battery removed?
If so, did you ever try a different power pack?
Of course it won't charge the battery i f i t ' s r e m o v e d .
Don't do what spamming idiot David below me says. The link he provides is nothing but adware/malware/viruses and it will screw your computer up.
P.S. Try a different power pack already!'
"If your DC jack isn't loose and looks normal, I'm guessing it isn't the problem, but you might still want to try it if you don't have other options.
1. It's a bad sign for the motherboard if your asus laptop AC adapter light blinks only when you plug it into the notebook since it also tells me something is shorting out on the motherboard.
I would try to first get your AC adapter light to stop blinking if possible by unplugging everything you can and making sure there isn't something else causing the problem.
Or, if you can easily remove the motherboard, plug in the Asus VivoTab TF600 adapter to confirm the light is still blinking with only the motherboard (put the motherboard on a non-conductive surface, of course).
If the asus U38DT adapter light stops blinking when you plug it to only the motherboard, you can try to slowly reassemble the notebook and hopefully catch the problem/problem part.
If the problem appears to be with the motherboard (my guess), it may not be easy to fix, but inspect the board for any damaged/burned (easily replaceable?) components, etc. that could be causing the problem.
Well, I'm not all that familiar with repairing motherboards since we usually just replace them over here, so you may want to get more opinions about it if necessary.
2. You may not be interested in going this route, but if you didn't already know, just wanted to remind you that you can contact U.S. ASUS support about sending in the notebook for out-of-warranty service if you prefer by checking this contact page.
If you decide to send it in, try to make sure parts are still available though and find out what happens if they aren't.
3. You may be aware of this already too and everybody is different, but personally I don't like putting too much money into an older out-of-warranty system and would prefer to save for a newer (faster) system with warranty if possible. If you didn't already know, there are ways to connect your hard drive to a different system to access data if this makes any difference."
Solution:
"Try unplugging the power brick from the wall and let it cool down for a couple hours then try plugging it in and turning it on WITHOUT the battery. If it comes up, let it boot then shut it down before reinserting the battery. If it still doesn't work, try a power pack from another laptop with a similar plug, just make sure that the voltage is the same (or close) on both power packs, the voltage will be listed on the unit. Most power packs are around 18 or 19 volts and will work on several models.
EDIT: Does the laptop boot up and function with the battery removed?
If so, did you ever try a different power pack?
Of course it won't charge the battery i f i t ' s r e m o v e d .
Don't do what spamming idiot David below me says. The link he provides is nothing but adware/malware/viruses and it will screw your computer up.
P.S. Try a different power pack already!'
"If your DC jack isn't loose and looks normal, I'm guessing it isn't the problem, but you might still want to try it if you don't have other options.
1. It's a bad sign for the motherboard if your asus laptop AC adapter light blinks only when you plug it into the notebook since it also tells me something is shorting out on the motherboard.
I would try to first get your AC adapter light to stop blinking if possible by unplugging everything you can and making sure there isn't something else causing the problem.
Or, if you can easily remove the motherboard, plug in the Asus VivoTab TF600 adapter to confirm the light is still blinking with only the motherboard (put the motherboard on a non-conductive surface, of course).
If the asus U38DT adapter light stops blinking when you plug it to only the motherboard, you can try to slowly reassemble the notebook and hopefully catch the problem/problem part.
If the problem appears to be with the motherboard (my guess), it may not be easy to fix, but inspect the board for any damaged/burned (easily replaceable?) components, etc. that could be causing the problem.
Well, I'm not all that familiar with repairing motherboards since we usually just replace them over here, so you may want to get more opinions about it if necessary.
2. You may not be interested in going this route, but if you didn't already know, just wanted to remind you that you can contact U.S. ASUS support about sending in the notebook for out-of-warranty service if you prefer by checking this contact page.
If you decide to send it in, try to make sure parts are still available though and find out what happens if they aren't.
3. You may be aware of this already too and everybody is different, but personally I don't like putting too much money into an older out-of-warranty system and would prefer to save for a newer (faster) system with warranty if possible. If you didn't already know, there are ways to connect your hard drive to a different system to access data if this makes any difference."
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