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    M1210 power problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tears_for_fears, Sep 28, 2008.

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    tears_for_fears Notebook Consultant

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    So I've had my M1210 for about 2 years. It's got the 6 cell battery, and I got a new charger about a year ago to replace a lost one.

    The first problem was with the battery. After being in a car at extremely low temperatures overnight, it steadily began to lose its ability to hold a charge. Right after that it would last for about 45 minutes, and over a few months time it got to the point where it would die immediately if not plugged in.

    Yesterday I plug in and get ready to go on, but it's not getting any power. I look at the adapter (in between the outlet and my computer) and the green light isn't on. After plugging and unplugging the cord from the adapter a few times, it started to work again.

    Today it got much worse. It got harder to get working throughout the day, and in the end it simply won't work. What happens is I will sit there for 15 minutes playing with the adapter, trying different angles, pushing hard, etc. Usually out of no where the green light will go on again, and my laptop will work.

    Then the slightest touch to where the cord plugs into my laptop, or possibly the battery, will kill the green light on the adapter and shut down. I would sit with the laptop perfectly balanced on my lap, then the moment I set it somewhere else it would stop getting power, and I'd have to play with it for another 15 minutes.

    This is just confusing to me. The main question I have is where is the problem? The adapter seems to be, since it is so hard to get that green light on, yet my laptop battery and place where the power cord get plugged in seem to be extremely sensitive. I just want to limit what I have to replace (battery, charger, or both), and hopefully it isn't an issue with the laptop as a whole. There hasn't been any damage to where I plug the power cord into the laptop.

    I just don't get how the connection with the laptop seems to affect power reaching the adapter, which I'm guessing the green light indicates. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
     
    tears_for_fears, Sep 28, 2008
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    tears_for_fears Notebook Consultant

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    Now even when the adapter is getting power (green light on), the computer is not getting any juice. Please, any help or ideas would be appreciated.
     
    tears_for_fears, Sep 29, 2008
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