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    Alienware AC adapter

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by quickie, Apr 28, 2012.

  1. quickie

    quickie Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey I couldn't find another thread on this, but has anyone had a bad experience with the power cord falling out of the laptop? Its occurring more and more often and i was just seeing if that was a design of the laptop or if its getting wore out.
     
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    seelezerkleiner Notebook Guru

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    I've had one fail. Dell replaced my mobo and cord at the same time.
     
    seelezerkleiner, Apr 28, 2012
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    It's just sliding out of the socket and loose? First time I've seen a post regarding this.

    I would call Dell and schedule a tech.
     
    Voodooi, Apr 28, 2012
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  4. quickie

    quickie Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I am an early adopter of this, and I am currently in Afghanistan, lol looks like I will have to live with it.
     
    quickie, Apr 29, 2012
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    How loose? Like if you turn it upside down, would the cord slip out on its own?

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
     
    Ferrari353, Apr 29, 2012
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    Maybe you can get Dell to send out the parts to your APO address. If a rep says "no", never hurts to ask for a manager too.

    If not, then I would use duct tape until your deployment is complete.
     
    Voodooi, Apr 29, 2012
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    Mine does not directly just slip out, but I do find it generally loose compared to other laptops. Sometimes Ill just push back on the cord a little notice its halfway coming out, and that's just sitting idle. I think its just due to it being such a large, perfectly round connector.
     
    Gearsguy, Apr 29, 2012
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    quickie Notebook Evangelist

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    That is basically what its doing, It will only pop out halfway but it will be enough to kick in the battery. The M17x is in production, hopefully its not going to have the same problem.
     
    quickie, Apr 30, 2012
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