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    Lenovo error with third party power supply

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JDThird, Nov 12, 2013.

  1. JDThird

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    I have a new Yoga 2 Pro and I had gotten a second power supply from an internet supplier that I could leave plugged in at the office. I generally have one permanently at the office, one permanently at home by the couch where the laptop stays on a stand on a side table, and then the one I carry with me to clients.

    It warns me that the Adapter is not supported - and the actual error message in the box states "The power adapter does not match up with the computer and cannot supply power." Checking the specs between the one that came with the laptop and the one I purchased through a third party, the specs line up. I'm assuming there's some intelligent "how dare you buy from anyone but Lenovo" check happening.

    Is there some way to disable this annoying message? It *DOES* charge just fine, but it just throws this error every time I plug it in.

    Thanks for any info

    John
     
    JDThird, Nov 12, 2013
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