I called Dell support. The tech guy came and replaced the motherboard and the power cable (inside the notebook, not from the power adaptor). Machine worked fine for 2 days, without displaying the message, but now it started to happen again.
I tried another power adaptor from Dell (of an older Vostro that I have), and same message appear :-(
I really doubt they will give me a 90W adapter. For some reason, sometimes the notebook fails to recognize the adapter. My first guess would be to say the the adapter is bad, but I tested with another Dell 65W adapter, and same problem. To make things even weird, if I remove the adapter plug and insert it again, the error doesn't happen for some time.
dallascowboyswo
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September 8th, 2011 15:00
If under warranty have them replace the power adapter.
Also make sure you have the most current BIOS installed.
warmbooter
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September 9th, 2011 06:00
I already checked the BIOs... interesting that it came with A)5 and in the support site, latest version available is A04.
It is under warranty, so I'll call Dell.
warmbooter
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September 15th, 2011 13:00
I called Dell support. The tech guy came and replaced the motherboard and the power cable (inside the notebook, not from the power adaptor). Machine worked fine for 2 days, without displaying the message, but now it started to happen again.
I tried another power adaptor from Dell (of an older Vostro that I have), and same message appear :-(
dallascowboyswo
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September 15th, 2011 13:00
Are you using a 90 watt OEM power adapter?
warmbooter
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September 15th, 2011 14:00
I really doubt they will give me a 90W adapter. For some reason, sometimes the notebook fails to recognize the adapter. My first guess would be to say the the adapter is bad, but I tested with another Dell 65W adapter, and same problem. To make things even weird, if I remove the adapter plug and insert it again, the error doesn't happen for some time.
dallascowboyswo
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September 15th, 2011 14:00
Call dell and tell them you want the 90 watt power adapter that is compatible with your computer and see if that resolves your issue.
dallascowboyswo
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September 15th, 2011 14:00
accessories.us.dell.com/.../category.aspx
warmbooter
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September 15th, 2011 14:00
No, I'm using the original 65W adaptador from Dell, that came with the notebook.