DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem

dennyjr2 · 02-25-2009, 08:19 PM

Lately I have been having prolems with my Inspiron 6000 power. It periodically switches between battery and AC while still plugged in. It happens with both of my AC adaptors. I was wondering if there is any thing that can be done to fix this or is my power supply going bad?

**TriggerFinger** · 02-25-2009, 10:20 PM

Are the adapters genuine and are for that specific model of laptop? If not check the power requirement of your laptop and compare to power output of the adapters.

dennyjr2 · 02-25-2009, 11:26 PM

Yes they are genuine. The one came with it, and I purchased the other one directly from Dell. They charge the battery fine. I tried to run the computer without the battery in, just to see what happened, and it turned on, but then it tried to switch to battery and shut off.

**TriggerFinger** · 02-26-2009, 07:57 AM

Do you have a good battery? If you do, just try to run on battery alone (AC adapter unplugged) and see if it shuts off.

If you know how, check the DC connection of the laptop... AFAIK you would need to open the laptop to have access to it on the mobo.

Just to rule out any possibilities, test your adapters on a similar laptop, although the likelihood of having 2 defective genuine adapters is slim.

dennyjr2 · 02-26-2009, 11:58 AM

I've had no problems on battery alone.

**TriggerFinger** · 02-26-2009, 12:07 PM

That is a good sign... it could the adapter jack or the dc connection.

If you know how, check the DC connection of the laptop... AFAIK you would need to open the laptop to have access to it on the mobo.

Just to rule out any possibilities, test your adapters on a similar laptop, although the likelihood of having 2 defective genuine adapters is slim.

dennyjr2 · 02-26-2009, 07:48 PM

How would I check the dc connection or the jack?

**TriggerFinger** · 02-26-2009, 08:19 PM

You need a multimeter measure the output voltage of the adapter... if you have not fixed/opened up a laptop before, I suggest you have a repair shop check the DC connection for you.

02-25-2009, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
dennyjr2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Pro SP 3	DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem Lately I have been having prolems with my Inspiron 6000 power. It periodically switches between battery and AC while still plugged in. It happens with both of my AC adaptors. I was wondering if there is any thing that can be done to fix this or is my power supply going bad?

02-25-2009, 10:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem Are the adapters genuine and are for that specific model of laptop? If not check the power requirement of your laptop and compare to power output of the adapters. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-25-2009, 11:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
dennyjr2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Pro SP 3	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem Yes they are genuine. The one came with it, and I purchased the other one directly from Dell. They charge the battery fine. I tried to run the computer without the battery in, just to see what happened, and it turned on, but then it tried to switch to battery and shut off.

02-26-2009, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem Do you have a good battery? If you do, just try to run on battery alone (AC adapter unplugged) and see if it shuts off. If you know how, check the DC connection of the laptop... AFAIK you would need to open the laptop to have access to it on the mobo. Just to rule out any possibilities, test your adapters on a similar laptop, although the likelihood of having 2 defective genuine adapters is slim. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-26-2009, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
dennyjr2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Pro SP 3	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem I've had no problems on battery alone.

02-26-2009, 12:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem That is a good sign... it could the adapter jack or the dc connection. If you know how, check the DC connection of the laptop... AFAIK you would need to open the laptop to have access to it on the mobo. Just to rule out any possibilities, test your adapters on a similar laptop, although the likelihood of having 2 defective genuine adapters is slim. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-26-2009, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
dennyjr2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Pro SP 3	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem How would I check the dc connection or the jack? Last edited by dennyjr2; 02-26-2009 at 07:50 PM.

02-26-2009, 08:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: DELL Inspiron 6000 Power Problem You need a multimeter measure the output voltage of the adapter... if you have not fixed/opened up a laptop before, I suggest you have a repair shop check the DC connection for you. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 02-26-2009 at 08:22 PM.