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    Laptop acts as being plugged and unplugged constantly

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by aether22, Sep 11, 2014.

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    aether22 Newbie

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    At first I thought it was an issue with the connector/cord, but it isn't.

    I don't have another power supply to test, but overall I doubt it is the powersupply failing and then recovering, though I can't rule it out.

    I have had to mute the realtek HD audio manager, so now it is silent, but I can't avoid the other downsides, the computer acts differently unplugged (which it thinks it is every few seconds) and it slows battery charging time to about double.

    I have tried it on different power points.

    It changes pretty frequently, every 20 seconds or so, but sometimes more often.

    Has anyone had or heard of such a problem before?

    Any suggestions?
     
    aether22, Sep 11, 2014
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Power jack in the laptop might have gotten loose. If you wiggle the cable in the power jack, does it cause it to "plug" and "unplug"?
     
    downloads, Sep 11, 2014
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