M17 Power supply

I bought a used M17 in Germany.
Now the power supply is damaged and I need to buy a new one.
I called up Alienware.... and guess what... they said, that there is no warranty anymore on an Alienware notebook when you don´t buy a brandnew one directly from them !!!
This notebook is only 4 months old. What a rip off !!!!!

Where can I get a m17 power supply ? I need it urgently. Please help.

Thanks

 

you should be able to get a universal adapter at pretty much any electronics store...just make sure the voltage, polarity, etc is correct, I mean really make sure it's the same - using an adaptor with too much voltage, or reverse polarity would be a very bad thing for the laptop...

 

look up a white book ac adapter(its the exact same) proably on ebay or if it is the internal power supply look up a whitebook power supply and call xotic pc or dark smiley or some other white book reseller

 

You could also get a D901c/Sager NP9260/9262 power supply seeing as it's the same one the W840/M17 uses.

 

First of all... thank you guys for the very fast support
I tried already the power supply of the D901c (a friend of mine has one) but the plug doesn´t fit into the M17
The power supply itself is identical.

I also tried ebay, but there is nothing available.
On the OCZ website it says "EOL" , which means "end of life" I believe.
Are the power supplies of the 9700 and M17 identical ? Or what about the mALX (I mean this huge 19" monster) ?

 

EDIT: i know the 9750 PS is not the same

call the company

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=311358

any one of these will have it

North America:
Alienware (Listed as the M17)* * *
AVA Direct (Listed as the OCZNBIM17A Gaming Notebook)
CyberPower (Listed as the Gamer Xtreme M1)
Dark Smiley Systems (Listed as the Criterion)*
DigitalStorm Online (Listed as the Dominator)
Hypersonic PC (Listed as the AC7)
Killer Notebooks (Listed as the Nagamaki)*
Maingear (Listed as the eX-L)*
Newegg (Listed as the OCZDIY17A2-XXXXXX where the X x 6 corresponds to the model, i.e. Single GPU w/ Blu-Ray, etc.)*
PCs for Everyone (Listed as the Jetbook 8017)
PC MicroWorks (Listed as the 17" Falcon)
Puget Systems (Listed as the M705i)
R & J Technology (Listed as the OCZ 17" Gaming Notebook)*
RK Computers (Listed as the RKC-1756)*
Xotic PC (Listed as the OCZ Force Extreme 840)*

Europe:
Ahtec Systems (Listed as Sprint XF8417C)*
Alienware (Listed as the M17)* * *
Cizmo (Listed as the AX17)
Cyber-System (Listed as the CX17)*
DevilTech (Listed as the 8000XTX)
mySN Schenker Notebook Shop (Listed as the CXG7)

 

Sorry, but in Europe the M17 is almost sold out. You can buy completely new machines but you don´t get spare parts anymore. So when you loose your power supply your M17 seems to be nothing worth anymore
The Terms and Conditions of Alienware are really a rip off from my point of view. Besides, I called up OCZ yesterday and they confirmed that the 840i (M17) is out of life. This is really unbelievable. Only if something is broken, they will replace parts but if something gets lost... bad luck for the customer who paid for the machine !!!
I will do some more research regarding the M17 power supply. If I find a solution I will post it.

 

You could go here and get this one, if your good with a solder iron and still have the old one and the cable is good just swap them out.

http://www.unitedsale.com/product_info.php?cPath=206_323_342&products_id=18327

 

MySn in germany sells the same laptop under a different name. They sent me a replacement heatsink with fan, so i am sure they will also gladly send you a new power adapter, battery or anything you want.

 

Hey Tylery,

Use extreme caution if you are considering a universal adapter.

Most don't have enough power for the M17, and the one's I've seen that do, don't aren't and exact match to the Volts and Amps.

If you can find the AC adapter that is the correct one but has a different plug, see if you can find and adapter or splice the adapter to the cord.
As you've found out, finding the brick isn't the hard part.

 

Umm, call AW and ask to buy a power supply from them, they will let you order one even if you do not have a warrenty

 

about power supplies... there isn't an universal one that is lighter and smaller then the original one? :| I hate to carry around my power brick. It's really a brick! heavy and huge

 

I wouldn't risk it. Lack of a steady supply of the rated votage and amps can be just as dangerous for electronics as too much voltage and amps.

Laptops in general have many electrical components and aren't exactly known to be the most robust devices out there. Not to mention the warranty would surely be void if any damage occurred.

 

Yep, that's why I'm paying for the overpriced adapter on Dell....