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Frank Domenick Posted on Jun 18, 2012

Dell XPS M170 does not recognize the 130 W adapter

Error message: The AC Adapter type cannot be determined. The system can only boot with a 130 W power adapter or greater. Strike the F1 key to shut down.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 13, 2009

SOURCE: Post Boot message for my Dell Inspiron 1521

When you received the system as out of the box and you get this message "The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determind" let the Dell tech service know that they sent you a wrong or incorrect type of AC Adapter.
If this message not was not appearing before it just happened recently try to download and install the latest BIOS version from the support site.
If all fails remove the batt and check if laptop can work with AC adapter alone, because issues like AC not determine may not charge the battery and laptop may not work with AC as well, maybe laptop is already running on battery power.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 24, 2010

SOURCE: something happend to my dell laptop 610 1st page

update bios on fomp if still fails need to replace ac adapter

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Access the manufacturer's web-site for your DELL XPS laptop:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=2684&l=en&s=pub&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=&SystemID=XPS_1730

Find the Dell XPS Service Tag on a sticker on the bottom of your laptop.

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If this message not was not appearing before it just happened recently try to download and install the latest BIOS version from the support site.
If all fails remove the batt and check if laptop can work with AC adapter alone, because issues like AC not determine may not charge the battery and laptop may not work with AC as well, maybe laptop is already running on battery power.
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