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    Power socket issue?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by toxicair, Nov 22, 2012.

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    toxicair Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,
    I have an issue where whenever I touch something that wiggles the plug connection to my laptop, it cuts off power. This includes moving the laptop main body in any way (tilting, lifting gyrating) or giving the connection area of the wire a slight nudge. It won't matter if I run battery, but since I never run it with battery, it just turns off. Is this an issue with the adapter or my actual port?

    I've worked around this by just never moving the laptop or by doing it gingerly (just a little horizontal angle adjustment) and I'm even afraid of that. I'm pruning the laptop to sell so this is a huge issue for me.

    Thanks for your time!
     
    toxicair, Nov 22, 2012
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    toxicair Notebook Enthusiast

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    I found an answer, please close this thread. I looked deeper with a narrower search topic. Sorry for not researching!
     
    toxicair, Nov 22, 2012
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