On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 01:51:00AM +0100, godo wrote: > > > > >Thanks Goran. > > > >That sounds really close. > > > >These Dells have given me awful problems with power supplies. I've owned 5 > >Dell laptops, and replaced 4 PA-10 and PA-12 power supplies. Currently I am > >minus one power supply, running at reduced capacity on another and only have > >one fully functional power supply. > > > >So that will equal 6 replacement power supplies over 5 notebooks, if my > >remaining good power supply stays at 100%. > > > >I will check cables when I next get time to open it. > > > > Can you use/find non Dell power supplies, some universal? > Universal power supplies are usually cheaper and more robust.
Yes, of course Goran. I am generally wary of third party parts. But I can look around ebay for something that looks to be from a reputable seller and I'll give your suggestion a try. I certainly have little to loose and sounds like good advice. Thanks again. -- Kind Regards, Freeman _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
