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    Charger warning on boot

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nall, Oct 31, 2012.

  1. nall

    nall Notebook Enthusiast

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    Twice today I've got warnings about my charger on boot (something along the lines of I should connect a 150w dell charger), does this mean it is on the way out?

    The battery isn't plugged in, the charger is keeping the laptop on.
     
    nall, Oct 31, 2012
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  2. Alienware-Natalia_J

    Alienware-Natalia_J Company Representative

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    Hi,

    What is the revision of your system? R1, R2, R3 or R4?
     
    Alienware-Natalia_J, Oct 31, 2012
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    nall Notebook Enthusiast

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    r3.
     
    nall, Oct 31, 2012
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    denogun Notebook Consultant

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    Don't mind me hijacking, but I've got the same problem too. R3 also.
     
    denogun, Nov 1, 2012
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    What BIOS version are you running? You can check this under system information

    Last one that came out for the M17x R3 is BIOS A12.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Nov 1, 2012
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  6. nall

    nall Notebook Enthusiast

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    I only got this problem twice, it hasn't occurred again since I made my original post, I've just updated to the A12 BIOS, I was on A08 before.
     
    nall, Nov 2, 2012
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    Awesome! In that case just let us know if anything else comes up. It was probably just a BIOS glitch.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 2, 2012
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    kevinxu8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got it this morning too. just press f2 to continue, it should be fine
     
    kevinxu8, Nov 3, 2012
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