Hey all...
I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 (XP/SP2, Core2 Duo T7500, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 8400M GS)
It travels as much as I do. I'm not "hard" on it, but it takes some "road bumps" from time to time.
Latest problem: the AC adapter. Course of events in order...
- AC Adapter fails
- Dell sends a new (refurbished) adapter
- I keep getting an error message that the adapter cannot be determined -- processor cores run at 1/2 speed and it's sluggish
- Back with Dell, they offer to ship a motherboard to save time and offered a technician if I needed one (not part of my warranty)
- Installed the board without a problem (no tech involved -- the online instructions were exact)
- Plugged the darn thing back in and the same deal
We updated the BIOS version, tried other 90W adapters and nothing. Now, they wanted the laptop back to work on it. I convinced them to send a new AC adapter to try (the downtime is lengthy to ship out). They agree and one is on its way.
So any idea that this will fix the problem? It seems like the "simple fix" rule. I'd test the output with a multimeter, but it's load-dependent.
Thanks
RH77