Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds?

From	Nonah <*not@*.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops
Subject	Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds?
Date	2014-12-01 07:23 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<m5hmim$uo3$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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Over the last year, I've been getting this message when booting up my 
Dell m1710: "The AC power adapter type cannot be determined.  The system 
can only boot with a 130 W power adapter or greater.  Strike the F1 key 
to shutdown.  To resolve this issue, try to reseat the power adapter." 
I've been Googling for an answer but nothing really concrete on solving 
this issue.  My BIOS is the most current according to the Dell website 
which is unfortunate because I had hoped a BIOS update would include an 
option to disable this message at bootup as with other Dell laptops. 
Anyway, my odd workaround so far has been to boot up without the power 
supply connected and on battery only.  Once it gets into Win, I plug in 
the power supply and I'm good to go.  However, it seems that the battery 
won't charge and when it depletes completely, I have a heck of a time 
booting up again because I keep getting the message.  I have two 
questions: 1)  Is there a BIOS update I'm not aware of that would allow 
message disable for this particular laptop (Dell XPS m1710) and 2)  If 
not, what are some possible alternative workarounds that don't cost an 
arm and a leg?  For example, how can I get the battery to start charging 
again?

Thanks for your help.

Nonah

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Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? Nonah <***not@***.com> - 2014-12-01 07:23 -0500
  Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2014-12-01 05:12 -0800
    Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-12-02 15:06 +0000
      Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2014-12-02 09:21 -0800
  Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-12-02 15:04 +0000
    Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? scarecrow <scarecrow@2000straws.com.com> - 2014-12-02 14:03 -0700
    Re: Dell m1710 power supply message... any workarounds? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2014-12-03 08:05 -0800

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