I have a Dell Latitude D610 that I was working on for a friend. When I plug the adapter in the wall the led is on. When I plug into the computer the led on adapter goes off. I have no power to computer. What could be the problem? It's a brand new adapter. I am assuming its a short somewhere. How would I troubleshoot? Thanks for your help.
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Jump to PostThis sounds like a case of something causing the laptop to draw too much power for the adapter, or causing a fault in it. I am going to assume at this point the laptop doesn't power off battery alone or the battery is charged.
I would recommend first removing …
Jump to PostThis may seem like a dumb thing to ask, but it may be worth verifying that the adapter meets the power requirements of that Laptop, if I remember correctly the 610 is a model that requires a 90W adapter make certain you don't have a 60W or 65W adapter.
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