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Laptop PSU's

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  • 18-10-2008 6:26pm
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    Zangetsu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭


    The psu just died, there a loud whine coming from it... Stress!

    I have a dell vostro 1500. The psu is a 90w/19.5v

    Thing is I have a 65w/19.5v psu there. Would that work? Could it hurt my battery?

    Thanks


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Is it a high pitched beeping sound? That seems to be a fairly common problem with dell ac adapters. Send them an email, they should send you out a new one. They did that for me despite my laptop being out of warranty. The 65W should work fine as well.


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    Zangetsu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Zangetsu


    Thanks man!


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,114 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Yes it will work.

    The 65W adapter will only output 3.33A tho, as opposed to the 4.62A from the 90W.

    It will charge the battery no bother.

    You may encounter problems if you are stressing the cpu and gpu heavily (gaming). The psu may not be able to supply enough power and the laptop may turn to the battery for additional power.


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