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    Dell 1420 battery issue:

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by nooboob, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. nooboob

    nooboob Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've owned my 1420 for about a month now, and today when I booted, I was greeted with a friendly message.

    After reading some horror posts about batteries dying, I'm wondering I'll I too will soon their ranks.

    Any idea wth is going on? I checked if everything was plugged in, and it was. Turned the main power supply off/on, and still, I have this message.

    I also ran onboard diagnostics, but it didn't do much. It just basically tested out the CPU, HDD, RAM, etc. No mention of battery whatsoever.

    Any help is accepted.

    "THE AC POWER ADAPTOR WATTAGE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.
    THE BATTERY MAY NOT CHARGE.
    THE SYSTEM WILL ADJUST THE PERFORMANCE TO MATCH THE POWER AVAILABLE.

    PLEASE CONNECT A DELL 65W AC ADAPTER OR GREATER FOR BEST SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

    TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, TRY TO RESEAT THE POWER ADAPTER.

    STRIKE THE F3 KEY (BEFORE THE F1 OR F2 KEY) IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE POWER WARNING MESSAGES AGAIN.

    STRIKE THE F1 KEY TO CONTINUE, F2 TO RUN SETUP UTILITY
    PRESS F5 TO RUN ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS."
     
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    nooboob, Jun 4, 2008
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  2. Bchen06

    Bchen06 Notebook Consultant

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    Your AC adapter might be dying, not your battery.
     
    Bchen06, Jun 4, 2008
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  3. ymer

    ymer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Problem is definitely your AC Adapter, call tech support and they'll replace it
     
    ymer, Jun 5, 2008
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