I just bought another power cord for my laptop about a month ago and I started getting this again about a week ago.
It wouldn't be so bad but it forces my laptop to underclock.
Any advice? I can't replace the cord at the moment due to lack of funds.
laptop and AC name/specs?
>>19319
My sister's laptop did the same thing. Lots of research later, found out Dell's quality control for its power cords aren't exactly brilliant. It could very well be a bad cord, borrow a new one (or risk a used one in a thrift store or something). Call them first, though, see what you can get from them.
On an irrelevant note, same thing happened to my LG smartphone's cable. It insisted the wall power outlet was only a USB charge and therefore slower. It then stopped working altogether, had to get a new one.
>>19324
Replacement AC Adapter
Model:ST-C-090-19500462CT
Input 100-240V~2A 50/60Hz
Output 19.5V --- 4.62A
>>19332
This is already a replacement of a replacement x4
>>19335
Get a power adapter that has the correct power rating. If you Google "(insert laptop model here) power adapter" you should be able to find it.
>>19362
She doesn't have any funds.
>>19364
I'd say to use it on battery and plug it in whenever it's low. I'd assume the laptop uses power from the adapter any time the battery is full, so it's using a lower power rating.
>>19332
>Lots of research later, found out Dell's quality control for its power cords aren't exactly brilliant
Dell's power cord quality is what made me stop buying Dell laptops.
also, it could be the actual port on the laptop giving OP trouble, turned out my very last Dell machine's power port had issues after we tried the same official cord on another laptop and it worked perfectly
