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    A couple of issues, any ideas?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Draith, Oct 28, 2009.

  1. Draith

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    Howdy folks, long time reader, first time signer-upper and poster :)

    I've got a couple of issues with my studio xps 1340;

    1: I recently bought a 8gb Kingston datatraveler minislim thing, basically ust a USB flash drive. Great little product, except i cannot get it to work with my laptop. It works fine on my desktop, and my gf's netbook. When i plug it into my left hand side USB slot, nothing happens whatsoever, and when I plug it into the right hand side, the USB/eSata powered socket, Windows says it cannot recognise the device.

    2: My laptop has recently started not recognising 90w adapters. I have 3 of them, and each one says that it cannot detect the adapter type, and to plug in a 90w adapter. Note, it charges with my 65w adapter :p

    Any idea's folks?

    Cheers in advance for you input,
    ~Draith
     
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    I think your motherboard is faulty. Ask Dell rep to replace it.
     
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    Your USB ports are dead!
     
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    UPDATE: I have tried some other USB drives, and an external hard drive, and they all work fine. Just seems to be this one stick, which works fine on other computers...
    Also, I found another 65w adapter, which works, although brings up the usual "it wont charge as fast, please use 90w" and it charges fine. But again, any 90w adapters it cant work out what it is, so by default doesn't charge.

    Any more suggestions?

    Cheers,
    ~Draith
     
    Draith, Oct 29, 2009
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    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    i had the charger problem and was sent a new charger which fixed it since you have tried others tho i would believe it was your power supply in the laptop (where the charger plugs in) is your battery charging if not that is the culprit if it is i would call dell and get a new mobo anyway
     
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    The battery charges with a 65w adapter, but with any 90w it says that it cannot determine the adapter type, so it does not charge. Seems to me like it might be a software problem, but I have no idea how to fix that...
     
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    has this always happened or did it just start after you installed something?
    well if you feel its software try system restore to a point where you werent having this problem or a clean install (backup everything naturally) if it still is occuring id call dell and it might just be that power supply i was talking about but i would try those things first i really dont think its a software issue but try those things and you will have your answer anyway
     
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