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NewsFind The Correct Notebook AC Adaptor
2010-09-03 16:31:34 Author：Theone CopyFrom： Hits：0
Can't seem to find the correct AC Adaptor for your laptop?Take a peek at our notebook AC Adaptor guide for some helpful tips:
We recommend that you only purchase OEM specific AC Adaptors for your ACER, COMPAQ, DELL, HP, IBM, LENOVO, SAMSUNG, TOSHIBA, APPLE etc.. Universal OEM compatible AC Adaptors are cheap and more often than not literally fall apart at the seams.
We recommend that you only purchase OEM specific AC Adaptors for your ACER, COMPAQ, DELL, HP, IBM, LENOVO, SAMSUNG, TOSHIBA, APPLE etc.. Universal OEM compatible AC Adaptors are cheap and more often than not literally fall apart at the seams.
Laptop Troubleshooting:
You press the power button on your notebook, but nothing happens, no lights, no power no anything. It must be the notebooks AC Adaptor right? Often, it is but not always. Here are some simple steps to save time and frustration before purchasing a new AC Adaptor for your notebook. Look for a light on your notebooks AC Adaptor. Most AC Adaptors have these to indicated it is functioning properly when lit. Ensure that the power cord is fully plugged into the wall and the AC Adaptor.
Universal Adaptors for notebooks can actually do more harm than good. Almost everything in a notebook is proprietary and there are only a handful of standardized parts in laptops. AC Adaptors not being one of them.To reduce reduce inventory costs and save money big box retail stores only carry Universal AC Adaptor. While they are easier to sell they can often do more harm than good.
Universal power Adaptors have a floating voltage, meaning that there is a sensor in them that detects which voltage they ought to be outputting. If that sensor is damaged or for any reason miss-detects the correct setting, the Universal Adaptor can cause damage to your notebooks motherboard.
As a general rule you should keep an AC Adaptor within one amp and one volt of its specified input, which is located on a sticker on the bottom of the notebook.
