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    Battery Charging

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Sinestra, May 30, 2011.

  1. Sinestra

    Sinestra Newbie

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    I've noticed that my battery charged percentage will lower when i'm using AC power supply, is this supposed to be the way its working? i disabled battery charging in setup (F2) and left it at 40% last checked, now its at 5%
     
    Sinestra, May 30, 2011
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    SHoTTa35 Notebook Consultant

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    Well I think most modern systems will sometimes use the battery for boost of power when the AC adapter can't provide enough power. For systems that come with a 65W adapter (not talking about Alienware, just in general laptops), they will sometimes lock the CPU at a lower speed if you remove the battery.

    I would however think something is wrong there, but i'm not an Alienware guy. :D
     
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    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    doesn't sound normal unless the AC isn't strong enough. This happens for my 2011 MBP because the GPU+CPU draw is higher than the 85watt PS supplied with. But it only drops a little bit after a couple hours of crysis 2 or somethin
     
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    TitanGod Notebook Evangelist

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    This shouldn't happen with the M14x. It comes with a 150 watt AC adapter. Are you sure u have had it connected 100% of the time or the connection to the power supply isn't loose? I'm not trying to belittle you just want to make sure.

    Cause I have mine connected, charging disabled, and the battery still manages to charge but like 1% a day
     
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  5. Sinestra

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    I have it disconnected once in a while when i'm shifting it to another spot but it'll at most take 2-3 mins, that shouldn't drain so much power?

    how do you check if your AC supply is providing sufficient power? thanks in advance.
     
    Sinestra, May 31, 2011
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