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    ac switches to battery while still plugged in when gaming help

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by cathal1292, Dec 26, 2013.

  1. cathal1292

    cathal1292 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi everyone i have a y570 and when i game on it i plug it in but after 30 seconds or so it will swap to battery even tho its still plugged in
    i might have figured the problem i bought the laptop on ebay and the ac adaptor has 19v but the battery is 11.1v
    any help is greatly appreciated
    my specs
    i7-2630qm
    8gb ram
    gt555m
    750hd
     
    cathal1292, Dec 26, 2013
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    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Towlieee Notebook Geek

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    Lenovo uses 19v AC adapters with their 11v batteries, that's how my T420 works
     
    Towlieee, Dec 26, 2013
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    I don't think the voltage is a problem. Is the AC adapter an OEM adapter? If not, it could be supplying insufficient wattage under peak load (ie, gaming), causing the laptop to draw from battery as well.

    Moved to IdeaPad subforum.
     
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    cathal1292 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think i found problem y570 is 120watt my charger is 65watt output so when it asks for more the charger can only go to 65

    I think so I think the battery was changed but it was defeniently
     
    cathal1292, Dec 27, 2013
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