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Dell Charging (130W) doesn't like Targus Port Replicator (90W)

  • 13-01-2015 4:02pm
    #1
    DraculaHimself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Greetingz Friends,

    Any advice on this peculiar situation, I've a DELL XPS P31F and it comes with a 130W charger.

    I recently got a port replicator (Targus ACP71EU), which seems to be also compatible with Dell Laptops, but when I connect it to charge the docked laptop, I get a warning both when booting the laptop, and also when the OS loads saying:

    You are using a 90W adapter, you should use 130W, the system will be slow, battery life affected blah, blah.

    I am wondering:
    - is there a way to setup the docking station / port replicator to "push" 130W to my laptop?
    - if not, is there a way using 90W will affect the battery life of the laptop (I can't change it since it's embedded in the PC itself)

    Many thanks,
    Vlad


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    It wont affect the battery negatively, except that it will not charge as fast, and as a result it may cause the system to throttle itself back to allow for this when plugged in. Better off buying a genuine dell charger, not terribly expensive on Dell.ie the last I checked (that was a good while back however...).


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