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11-05-2009, 08:16 AM
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Aftermarket Charger doesn't work with Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop
The power cord/charger for my laptop quit working because it had a short. I bought a new one, iGo brand, which powers the laptop, but won't charge it. I understand from some research I've done on the net that Dell puts a chip in the battery to make it only charge with Dell chargers. Does anyone know a work around to make this charger work? Is there a way of removing this chip? I've gone into the Bios and there are no options for disabling this or modifying the power options in any way.
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11-05-2009, 09:15 AM
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 How old is the battery? |
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11-05-2009, 09:18 AM
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Call the manufacturer. Ask if they have heard of this. Also, if you can, try the aftermarket charger on a different Dell laptop to see what happens.
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11-05-2009, 09:22 AM
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11-05-2009, 09:36 AM
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Thanks GLC, that's actually cheaper than the aftermarket one I bought and will return.
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11-07-2009, 05:47 AM
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I ran into the same problem last week, my niece broke the laptop adapter off, we had a targus adapter with an assortment of laptop adapters, found one that fit the Dell booted it up and received a warning screen that there wasn't a Dell 65amp power adapter connected to the laptop. So much for buying an adapter off the shelf.
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