Questions tagged [charger]
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What does the "sens" polarity symbol on a HP charger mean?
I'm trying to determine if a spare adapter I have could be a backup for this HP laptop.
The V and A are a good match, but I still don't dare to plug it in because I don't understand this icon on the ...
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Why HP Windows 10 laptop is not starting without charging cable
I have a HP Windows 10 laptop. I was reinstalling Windows yesterday so I left the charging plug on and today when I was using it, it suddenly got shutdown so plugged the charger. As you may know ...
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Laptop is not charging when plugged and very laggy
I accidentally connected a Lenovo charger to my Dell laptop. After I realized this, I disconnected and connected to its Dell charger but now it doesn't charge. The laptop still works when plugged in ...
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The monitor on my Lenovo Thinkpad suddenly started going black, displaying normally, back and forth (3 cycles avg) when plug in or unplug from charger
This just started happening and I’ve found lots of questions and answers on forums with similar phenomenons except none of them go back and forth, that is the display goes black and then back to ...
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How does my laptop know the charger is not a Dell? [duplicate]
I lost my Dell's laptop power brick/charger recently. I purchased a replacement from eBay, which said it was compatible. I plugged it in and turned on the laptop and it works. But the laptop gives ...
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Charge ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 2 with a Xiaomi 65W USB-C GaN charger
Is it safe to charge a ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 2 with a Xiaomi 65W USB-C GaN charger?
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Replacement charger [duplicate]
I recently damaged my Lenovo laptop charger and now I'm trying to find a replacement and I have only found one similar charger with my original one on Amazon there all specifications match input ...
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HP laptop slows down when charge is connected
My hp-laptop throttles drastically when i connect the charger to it. There is no load on the laptop but i think load does not matter as it works just fine when charger is removed.
It is HP-15-dy1xxx ...
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Can I charge my MSI laptop with other brand charger?
My MSI laptop charger is not working. So I thought to buy another one. But I couldn't find it in the market. My laptop input voltage is 20V-3.25A. Can I use the other brand charger with the same ...
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Dell Inspiron 7591 charger ony works at certain angles
My original Dell charger got badly damaged, so i bought a new one a couple days ago. It worked fine, but then this morning when i woke up, I noticed the little pin inside the charger was tilted to the ...
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Dell power adapter specification types
In the specifications for the Alienware 17r4 on the dell support site there are three listed "types", 180w, 240w and 330w. I am unsure what "type" means here. Does it mean that any ...
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Can a non-detachable USB-C charging cable from a laptop charger be extended?
I have an Acer Swift 3 laptop that charges from a 65W USB-C wall charger it came with. The cable is ~4ft long, but I need it to be a foot longer to comfortably reach the laptop on my desk. ...
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Charging Android phone from MacBook while MacBook is charging, all via USB-C
I have an M1 MacBook Air with its original power supply/charger and original USB-C cable. All working great.
I also have a cheap Android phone (Redmi 10C) with USB-C.
Sometimes when I'm on the road I ...
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Is there a way to "fix" cheap aftermarket charger with poor grounding? [closed]
I bought a cheap aftermarket charger for one of my laptops and when I'm using it while plugged in, the touchpad is stuttering while it doesn't when the charger is unplugged. I looked around and I ...
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Can I charge a Dell XPS 9720 laptop with a USB-C phone charger? [duplicate]
On holiday with my Dell XPS 9720 and don't have my USB-C Dell charger with me. I've tried a couple of phone chargers, 10W and 15W and even after hours neither have imparted any charge.
Is there a ...
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When you connect a type-c charger to a Lenovo laptop, in the area where the charger is connected, something starts to make sounds
When you connect a type-c charger to a Lenovo laptop, inside the case, in the area where the charger is connected, something starts to make sounds similar to grinding or a Geiger counter. Help, please,...
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Windows 10 laptop: is it possible to find when the laptop charger was plugged-in the last time?
I have Windows 10 laptop. I cannot find the laptop charger. So, I am trying to recall when the laptop charger was plugged-in the last time. On Windows 10 is it possible to find when the laptop charger ...
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How do I find how much a battery pack can charge my device?
I have a Dell laptop with these battery specifications from HWID HWMONITOR
I want to buy a powerbank, and saw there are many 20k mAh/30k mAh batteries, as described by sellers. How can I check how ...
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Notebook screen colors get weaker when disconnected from battery charger (not the bright)
I'm experiencing some difficulties when using my notebook, because the colors seem to get weaker/washed out when the battery charger is plugged out. Some backgrounds and borders for example almost ...
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Plugging laptop, Desktop PC, Iphone etc in reverse due to 2 plug pins with same size
If you have a 2 pin laptop charger and a 2 pin wall outlet and plug in your laptop into the charger and the charger into the outlet upside down due to the 2 pins on the plug having the same dimensions ...
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Got an IdeaPad S206, but only round Thinkpad chargers. How to charge?
I'm working on a used Lenovo IdeaPad S206, to possibly make it donation-worthy. Right now, my problem is: Can't charge it! It uses a charger that's different than ThinkPad chargers (both the round and ...
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Laptop charger on high performance making "crackling" sounds
I've read multiple threads about how a "crackling" noise coming from a laptop charger is worrisome, but I recently I found that my laptop charger makes this sound only when my computer is ...
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Is it different DC power jack for each different laptop?
I have replaced my DC power jack (DC301015T00) by local shop owner with another DC power jack (DC30100U00D). But my laptop default charger (45W) is not working(charging symbol coming but not charging ...
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A piece fallen from my Dc power jack of Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3501) laptop
A piece fallen from DC power jack. I took picture of it below.
frontside of the piece
backside of the piece
I dont know whether it is fallen from charger adapter port or from laptop charger port.
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How can I determine how many amps I need to power/charge my Chromebook
The power supply that came with my Chromebook died recently and I've had a hella time just to find a charger that's just right for it. When studying different recommendations from different sources it ...
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Is it okay that part of the power jack is outside the device?
I have some devices whose DC adapter connector/jack is only partially plugged in.
For example, my monitor has an AC to 180 W DC power supply. When connecting the transformer to the monitor, the DC ...
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Disable Windows USB-C PD Power Supply check?
I am having multiple Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ tablets and verified the following behavior with a brand-new device:
Unpacking and charging with a common USB-C charger (of basically any model) works ✓
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Lenovo Y50-70: How to totally stop the performance throttling when using a non-OEM lower wattage charger?
I have Lenovo Y50-70 (Core i7-4710HQ), and I have to use these days a non-OEM charger with more than 50% lower wattage (65 Watt) than the original charger (135 Watt).
So, are there any more settings ...
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Do the PPS fast charging and USB PD standards only specify USB-C cables?
I'm shopping for a USB charger: I am trying to buy a USB charger that supports the PPS fast charging and USB PD standards, however all such the USB chargers I could find so far have a USB-C output and ...
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Charger turns off when laptop have battery in it
My E6430 laptop works fine with only charger or only battery. But when I plug charger after inserting the battery the charger turns OFF. But my laptop stay ON on battery. So, I cannot charge my ...
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Why is my charger not staying plugged in?
I have an MSI Gaming Laptop and today when I plugged it into the charger, the charger just slid right out. I don't know if the problem is with the charger itself or with the port on my computer. What ...
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i used my hp 840 g7 docking station charger by accident for less than half hour. will this damage my laptop
i accidentally used docking station charger for my hp laptop (840 g7) for less than half hour. I don't know how much more power the docking station charger has but will this damage my system?
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My computer is not turning on [closed]
I'm not sure I'm on the right site, but I really need help.
I got today a laptop dell core i7 10th generation. I put it on charger. At first it was charging normally. I went away for a few hours, and ...
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Is it possible to charge a laptop via a USB-C-to-DC adapter plug?
I own a Acer laptop from 2017, which came with a brick-sized 19V/3,42A power supply that's connected via a 5.5/2.5mm DC plug. Although the laptop features a USB-C port, it unfortunately doesn't ...
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Does a USB-C Power Delivery splitter exist?
Does a USB-C Power Delivery splitter exist?
I’m considering purchasing an Apple 96W USB-C charger, which could Fast-Charge 2-3 devices at one time with that amount of power. The only downside is that ...
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Laptop CPU runs unnecessarily fast when charging
When I connect the charger to my laptop it immediately jumps to around 4GHz on all 4 cores, sometimes even 4,7 GHz. It also draws around 40 watts, settling to around 25 after a while, instead of below ...
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I spilled coffee on my Lenovo laptop's keyboard. What can I do?
I spilled coffee on my Lenovo laptop's keyboard. I turned it off and placed it upside down immediately.
After 2 hours of blowing it with a hairdryer and opening it to check if the coffee went through ...
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Charging a laptop with usb c charger but it does not support it will damage the port?
So there is a reverse charging thing built into smartphones nowadays.I connected my phone to the usb port of my laptop and my laptop said charging is not supported from this port and I saw that ...
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Lenovo t430 Compatibility
Is a Lenovo t420 charger compatible with a t430 laptop? My t430 charger broke and I had to order a new one, but I accidently ordered a charger for the t420 laptop. Will it be compatible?
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Charger keeps disconnecting - Windows issue?
My Hp laptop charger keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. After 20 secs, it disconnects, and 5 secs later, it reconnects.
I've noticed this behavior only when laptop is turned on.
Here's what I tried:...
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Howto repair broken USB-C Power Delivery cable?
tl;dr: What are the requirements for a PD capable USB-C cable and plug?
As the USB-C plug/jack of my Dell charger is mechanically broken, I want to replace it.
So far, my naive attempt to simply ...
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How to convert 7.4mm x 5.0mm DC jack to USB Type C?
Yesterday my Macbook pro (USB Type C) charger stopped working. As we are in lockdown I am unable to buy a new one. What I tried-: I have a 7.4mm x 5.0 mm HP laptop charger. I cut a USB 2 to Type C ...
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Why USB-C Power Delivery charger and USB-IF cable is not charging the phone? [closed]
I have a USB-C charger with Power Delivery specification (it can charge 5/9/12/15V==3A and 20V==4.35A). Not sure if this is Power Delivery 2.0 or 3.0. I'm using a USB-IF Certified cable, up to 100W (...
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Different voltage on laptop charger [duplicate]
i just lost my original laptop adapter 20v 7.5A , and the only one i could find that is not expensive enough is the laptop charger for a laptop type that is above my laptop which has 19.5V 9.23A the ...
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Laptop charger 19V 6.32A 120W Adapter as replacement for 20V 7.5A 150W [duplicate]
Is it safe to use 19V 6.32A 120W Laptop Charger / Adapter , because I lost my 20V 7.5A 150W adapter and the only one I could find locally is the 19V 6.32A 120W , currently using the laptop for Gaming ...
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Charger laptop disconnect after few minutes when laptop connect with monitor via HDMI
I just bought new LG monitor of 24 inch. I connect it with my LENOVO laptop via HDMI cable. the problem is whenever I try to plug in my laptop charger, it will disconnect from charging even though the ...
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Can’t Determine charger is compatible? [duplicate]
The original charger that came with my laptop:
input: 100-240v ~ 1.2A 50-60Hz
output: 19v 2.37A
The new charger that I got:
input: 100-240v ~ 2.5A 50-60Hz
output: 19.5v 4.62A
Will this charger be ...
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Why are there chargers available for the same laptop with different wattages?
I have Acer Aspire 7745G and I’m curious why I can find supported chargers with different wattages?
Here are the specs for each charger:
65W (19V/3.42A): from Laptop Charger Factory.
120W (19V/6.32A)...
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Xiaomi Notebook Pro GTX does not turn on without a charger
Good afternoon.
Bought a laptop at the beginning of the year and faced a problem: the laptop does not turn on without a connected charger. I press the ON button and see the LED blinking red. If the ...
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Charging issue with Asus S200E
I have an Asus S200E series laptop that runs Windows 8 and I'm having trouble charging it. The Laptop will only charge when it's off (orange indicator turns on), and this also is not consistent, ...
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