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MORE POWER AC ADAPTER BEEPING
I know everyone is asking the same questions, but no one is getting answers. Does anyone find this weird?
I (among may others) am on my THIRD POWER CORD. I am no longer under warranty and have no patience for the dell support hotline members who, although eager to help, make me (good with computers) feel inferior.
MY PROBLEM: The brick part of my power cord is beeping. No light. Just beeping, and if I move it around a little, even no beeping. Never-the-less: not charging the battery.
I'm not paying for yet another power cord. Can someone PLEASE help me?
stimpo
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October 4th, 2006 16:00
Red Dragon
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October 4th, 2006 19:00
PitterDad
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November 27th, 2006 12:00
Message Edited by PitterDad on 11-27-200608:35 AM
Cuckoo
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August 24th, 2007 19:00
Message Edited by Cuckoo on 08-24-2007 03:59 PM
beffx
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April 22nd, 2008 20:00
Mine just started doing it today. I had already had trouble with the power, I had to adjust the computer and the brick so that my laptop would keep charging. My laptop is 5-6 years old, and it hasn't ever given me problems until this year when it started these power problems. I would really like to know if I need a new cord, or if I have to send it for matinence!
DC Wales
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January 21st, 2015 06:00
After searching on line it seems the beeping indicates a short in the low voltage cord caused by mechanical damage. My cord had been damaged by vacuum cleaning nearby and so I cut out the damaged part and soldered the two ends together, carefully insulating the live connection from the outer shielding. Voila it worked and is now powering the laptop. It seems the beeping is a sort of diagnostic but not very helpful if you don't know what it's trying to tell you.