Ac power adapter cannot be determined none of the troubleshooting fixed it and it seems unjust that the best solution would be to buy a 50 power cord because a dell designed cord just stopped working.
Ac power adaptor type cannot be determined.
The dell ac power adapter type cannot be determined problem description i have brand new inspiron 1520.
Battery fully charged when i unplug the charger from the wall but let the plug in the inspiron for a while let s say a night when i startup my computer i get the message the ac power adapter type cannot be determined.
After called dell and explaining the situation they would dispatch a tech with new motherboard and replace it.
First thing to try is a new dell ac adapter if that doesn t fix the problem replace the power jack see link below.
I ve read about this on other websites and most say it s a design flaw in the power supply after the cord has.
Your system will operate slower battery will not charge.
Your system will operate slower and the battery will not charge.
Fix ac power adapter type cannot be determined.
Please connect a dell 90w ac adapter or higher for best system operation.
I press the f1 key and everything works fine.
But eventually the power jack in the back of the laptop will wear out or it s solder joints become loose and i d get the dreaded ac power adapter type cannot be determined message.
The ac power adapter type cannot be determined.
Connect a dell 90w ac adapter or higher.
The battery may not charge.
The ac power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.
The ac power adapter type cannot be determined if the issue is with your computer or a laptop you should try using restoro which can scan the repositories and replace corrupt and missing files.
And in the unlikely event it s not the adapter or the jack the mainboard will need to be replaced.
Getting this message when booting up alert.