How To Fix a Power Adapter Warning - Battery May Not Charge - Dell Laptop Computer

Use this video to help diagnose the reason behind your Power Adapter Warning or skip to the end to lean how to stop the warning message from being displayed. Skip to 4:34 if you just want to bypass the error. If the steps here dont resolve your issue, you most likely need a new power adapter. Feel free to comment or ask questions !! Please remember to 'Like' if this was helpful :)
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[@lwando6070]

Thanks God I came across this, Static discharge worked perfectly. After months of trying to charge my laptop, a one minute click saved me. Thank you very much.

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[@ayushnigam6921]

@@PC_Monkey if you are here then clear my doubt please I am fedxd upp plz after disableling the message will my laptop Charge

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@@ayushnigam6921 No. Disabling the message does not fix the problem.

[@dilipkumarpatel6847]

How mujhe bahut problem h

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@@dilipkumarpatel6847 What brand and model computer do you have and whats the issue with it?

[@VenkyGundagoni]

Thanks a lot...i struggled a lot before watching this video but after watching this video my laptop is working perfectly fine...

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[@sankar261]

Loved the way you shut the lid and flip the laptop. Shows your authority on the subject. Thanks from India for the wonderful video. 🙏

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[@ShionDesu]

Thank you so much for this video! Clearing the static worked flawlessly. You sir have earned yourself a subscriber!

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Mine too thanks a lot to the creator🤝

[@douglarsen4801]

Looks like you saved our family Dell All in One. My wife couldn't figure out why it was so unresponsive, and I've owned probably 30 laptops and desktops and while not a technician I can normally figure out this issue but this one stumped me. Thanks for the tip on static discharge. Right after it was flying again and responsive!

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[@rashisingh3743]

How did you fix it?

[@douglarsen4801]

Held down the power button for 20 seconds to remove all existing electric

[@rashisingh3743]

In my case, that is not working 🥲

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@@rashisingh3743 What brand and model computer do you have and whats the issue with it?

[@RoyalRajput108]

I have been using Dell Inspiron for almost 2-3 years. It started to give me a battery replacement warning. So, I decided to call Dell; I was told they did not have the battery specific to the model. I was told to wait and continue looking. After this frustrating experience, I looked up online and ended up buying a battery from Canadalaptopbattery(dot)com. Upon replacing the battery myself, it gave me the same error message as shown in the video. I followed the steps, and it has been taken care of. Thank you, PC Monkey. God Bless!

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[@snehithachakati8476]

Omg!Static discharge worked!!! Thank you

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[@parplus2556]

My adapters are Dell OEM units and they work fine on other Dell laptops. The 2 bad laptops I have are Latitude E7250 and E7450. Brought out an old PRO3X E-dock which bypasses the AC jack on the laptop and now they both charge and run faster. BIOS also indicates correct adapter wattage. This -E-dock works with all Dell Latitude E-series laptops from E6400 to E7470 vintage. NOTE: The dock requires a 90W adapter to operate.

[@chirayuagrawal3317]

Thankssss a lot.....thankfully I just had to do the static discharge....thanks...I was thinking of buying new adapter but u saved me..

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[@martinmisenda]

Thank you so much u helped to save my grandma's laptop

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[@simonkingsley-smith990]

Thanks! Helped me get rid of that annoying power adapter warning on my Dell XPS 13 7390 2 in 1 when used with a Anker 7 in 1 USB-C adapter, by turning off the warning in the BIOS.

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[@surbhigrover2116]

thanku so much sir it helped me too much i thought that it woyld go on repair and i was stucked but because of your solution I was saved from large expenses

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[@timhelman4428]

The static discharge worked. Thank you very much 👍

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[@a.n.cartoonz9240]

Great video ...I was facing this issue..now cleard by your video..thank you so much ...from India

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[@gokulgoswami8173]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. After Many I got your video then issue has been fixed and my laptop is working properly. You got one more subscribe. Thanks

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[@aprilseering]

Yay! Discharging static worked! AMAZING! THANK YOU!

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[@musicate4080]

For the static part,how about those of us whose batteries are not easily removable.

[@MuhammadAdnan2.0]

Worked 💪 holding one minute power button , great 👍

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[@MuhammadAdnan2.0]

+ subd bro thnx 👍

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@@MuhammadAdnan2.0 Thx!!

[@BigMacSam]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I never seen this one before. Yeah, swapping out that motherboard sure is some work. Take it easy! 👍

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For sure lol. My least favorite repairs :)

[@RaviKumar-in9xy]

Thankyou so much to help i watched so many videos but this is geniune one , my laptop fixed jwo thankyou so much

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[@johnpaulcerna]

Thank you so much for this. So it was all just static problems. My dell laptop now works perfectly fine now.

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[@undefeatable1990]

THANKS BRO...FIRST I unplugged my charger and removed the adapter after some time i unplugged the chager point and pressed the power button for 10 sec and it WORKED🥳🥳{Happy new year }

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[@undefeatable1990]

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[@1986TSmith]

Thank you!!! I've been procrastinating this issue since a few months after I purchased the computer. You helped me a great deal today!

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[@jakecarlson9627]

Thank you so much! I have has this error coming up for months! I ordered a new battery and charger but this fixed the main problem.

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[@kathyd8472]

I had already turned off the BIOS messaging, but found out through you, that it was a static issue with my Dell also. Thanks so much!

[@justkawshan3605]

Thanks bro i watched this vedio in sri lanka... so so importenet vid .... and i solve that broo💯💯

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"vedio" "importenet"

[@sagithankalairaj9507]

Thank you so much I was really helpful because I searched many videos like 1 month but I just saw this 😅🙏

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[@mr.wayfarer4929]

​@@PC_Monkey bro what is your lap condition now.... Is it have any after effect by disable the warning..??

[@Multi1ManWolfPack]

Great video showing what to do in order ! The static part solved my problem thank you !!!

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[@Sudario1008]

Thank you for this video! The static discharge worked!

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[@Suman-Uddin]

Tnx for your simple hack for a difficult task for me till your video

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[@mohan1901788]

Thanks for the solution to this problem.it worked for me & now i am so happy.

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[@ronitlenka9205]

This static discharge thing worked for me. Thank you so much Subscribed.

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[@dariusngoyo2954]

Thank you so much sir. I had the same problem with my desktop, so I just unplugged my charger then plug to another plug then started it again.

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Thanks a lot sir , very helpful , for my dell i3 7th gen , goodbless you always sir ❤❤

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[@sdwd67]

Thanks that was very helpful

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Thank you 😊 I didn't know what happened.

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Perfect fix video! Straight to the point

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[@hinaarshad5324]

Thanks so much!!! The static discharge technique worked!!

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Thank you so much man. Seriously God bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 you.

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[@maine4153]

Which step did you use

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@@maine4153 Try all of them :)

[@drpreetipawade8501]

Thank youu so much sir It was really very helpful video...... For me to solve this problem need to Travel for 2 hrs at district place...but due to video it's been solve in 2 min Thank youu so much🙂

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[@justicebeginstoshine8069]

Also could be a bent post inside the power jack it is possible to straighten it out if it is bent , this is how the computer knows what type of charger it is . Worth a look before going to the mother board 😖

[@Blueberry-748]

Is there a tutorial on how to do that?

[@merejatv777]

The last method work thankyou

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[@emmanuelsarpong5744]

Thank you. I was so frustrated with this bios warning screen. I did exactly as you said, and voila! It solved the power charging issue. I took the battery off, pressed power down for a minute put everything back again and the power adapter started charging. Thank you. Static discharge.

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[@anjiclarke4402]

❤THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. F2 WORKED!

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Thank you sooooooo much!!! It worked

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[@defaultsim8662]

JesusTheGym&Them with Joi Edwards does your laptop charge

[@PC_Monkey]

@@defaultsim8662 Seems to if he said it worked lol. Your computer not charging ?

[@defaultsim8662]

PC Monkey i followed all the steps and now I’m laptop just keeping going to the dell logo and then shutting off and then it does it again

[@PC_Monkey]

@@defaultsim8662 For that kind of issue, follow this video instead; kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWS7l3hjnM2VntU

[@devildog65301]

When I go into POST behavior it doesnt give me an option for adapter settings

[@PakistanZindabad-hn1bs]

After going to post behavior go to where it says the word ADAPTER then u will see the adapter settings.

[@narendrakholiya110]

Thanx power off button press for atleast one minute resolved my issue...error has gone

[@tra9690]

Can laptop charge properly after this

[@arturitojonathan102]

good questiom

[@melisarda8231]

Static discharge worked, thank you so much!!!

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5:58

[@InfiniteJoy1]

Thank you this is the only useful solution I've found!

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[@zeeshansyed7362]

"Unknown adopter type" "Battery can not be identified" I am facing these error. Tried all trouble shooting

[@bogo_sorted]

I'm with the same problem. If you fix your computer, tell-me how

[@zeeshansyed7362]

@@bogo_sorted still same issue

[@davareyalester2829]

Although I couldn’t get it to work, ima still give you a like, because you gave great options and explained very well

[@llKAR1Mll]

Hold the charger tip and push it firmly into the laptop, and it's done 😂

[@PC_Monkey]

Thats kinda what you should do every time you plug the power adapter into the computer lol. This video is for people who are plugging their power adapter in correctly and getting this error. Thanks though :)

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[@sockogamingofficial]

Damn, you just made my day. Thank you! I thought I would need. New laptop.

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[@urifriedberg270]

Many thanks. My computer is working great again.

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[@arkanaysaucedo6985]

This also fixes performance and charging issues related to the unknown adapter limitations from DELL?

[@Dinos0001]

It doesn't for me. Just makes the error not come on. The laptop still won't charge and is throttling to the point that it's not usable.

[@arkanaysaucedo6985]

@@Dinos0001 haha I reached the same conclusion a year ago and the definitive solution was to buy a new charger. After a lot of research I found that my charger really was damaged. Hope you don’t waste your time as much as I did xD

[@Dinos0001]

UPDATE: It was a damaged controller on the charging circuit of the motherboard. I found an expert shop that repairs motherboards and it cost €124 and works perfectly now.

[@Giovani.M]

Bro ur great fist chanell i ever found with my laptop on it

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[@legnds2388]

Good thing I have a 3 month guarantee

[@laya2662]

LMAO

[@pforpro633]

Thanks I don't get that warning anymore, but I have a much more worse problem, the laptop is plugged but it says "plugged in, not charging" and it makes the laptop run very badly that I can't do anything with it. I tried almost everything

[@PC_Monkey]

Check out this video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ2ZgniXr6d4mbM Let me know if that helps :)

[@kandukurivenkatasai4575]

I am also getting same issue, charging is not going on, please help me

[@pforpro633]

@@kandukurivenkatasai4575 look, this error comes and goes, i had it again for the past 3 days but it got fixed today, (yes got fixed by itself) you can try to remove the battery, plug your laptop then put in the battery again, try this a few times, if it doesn't work (sometimes it works for me and sometimes it don't) then you just turn on your laptop and hope it charges, there is a slight chance that it will charge when you boot it up, good luck mate.

[@meditationtv6270]

It helps a lot. Thank you soooooo much ☺️ I am so happpy right now.

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[@Honeywell888]

For me the pressing of the button for 1 minute worked perfectly! Honestly, I love you!!!

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[@leapsom3471]

Thanks for your video solving charger problem, can successfully my same problem laptop

[@leapsom3471]

But my laptop still not charge it's may charger tool problem or plug power problem need to find it

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[@spiky2138]

@@PC_Monkey bro its temporary for me , Sometimes it chargesand sometimes it doesn't

[@abdullahkh5990]

Thnx bro but does ur laptop fan work? Because i have the same problem but my fan not working at all All what i need to fix my laptop fan and will be work with or without ac power problem

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Thanks for many many help.

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Your last step worked for me. Thank you so much!!!

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Thank you very much. It worked for me in Dell latitude 3400

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[@Cookie7772]

Worked for me! It was the static problem.

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This was awesome thank you so much!

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Thank you soo much....Relief...it works easily...

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Thank you so much ❤❤❤

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Problem solved by after watching this video. So much thank you

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Thank you fixed at first step.

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Oh my god first time I fixed with KZbin I follow someone's else's direction and was not able to do it, but Is a good feeling to fixed with your help thank you.

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Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛 💖 This is really work and good

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[@fahmidarahmanmunia937]

Thank you so much. my error message went away just after pressing the power button for a minute.

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It worked it helped me so much before seeing this I was dieting with that problem

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[@paulamcdonald5446]

Love your site. Dell Inspiron, I replaced the battery several months ago, and also changed the power Jack at the same time because I thought that was the problem before I noticed the battery was puffed up- my dogs were running around and yanked the charger out of the laptop so I thought they broke the Jack. Worked flawlessly. Today I got the AC wattage error and followed your suggestions above, no luck- also got the message with the battery disconnected and laptop plugged in to charger. Swapped in the original power Jack, same issue. Unfortunately it seems I damaged the 2 of the tiny tiny microscopic pins on the connector (motherboard side)- it was so difficult to get it out the first time. Prior to this I also got sudden wacky speaker noice too. Sounds like I’ve got to do the motherboard? Those tiny connectors are awful! :(

[@PC_Monkey]

Yes they are !! Very sorry but yes, sounds like a motherboard issue at this point :(

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Thank you for sharing your solution, you are a life saver❤

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[@imesyu3510]

finally it works thank you pcmonkey

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Thanks a lot man. You solved my problem

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Thank you Sir

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[@saurabhgupta3347]

It worked thank you bro. But not gonna purchase Dell laptop in future. Although using inspiron 5559 it is super slow and I am fed up with Dell's poor quality body and components.

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[@real2795]

Thanks man I think my lap was going to die, the static discharge worked

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[@real2795]

@@PC_Monkey and yes after a few day i tried but my laptop wont charge and i have been charge all the night and i have tried static discharge but it wont work

[@PC_Monkey]

@@real2795 Are you getting a 'Power Adapter Warning - Battery May Not Charge' error? Then at this point, you may want to replace the Power Adapter

[@real2795]

@@PC_Monkey the charger?

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@@real2795 Are you getting a 'Power Adapter Warning - Battery May Not Charge' error?

[@controladamente]

thank you so much my brother, you saved my life

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[@nehajain1]

Wow, It worked!! Thank you so much.

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[@thebigcon91]

This saved my life

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[@southaustralianhomingpigeo626]

Thanks heaps very easy

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[@alankc7016]

Thank god , static method worked ! Love you bro ❤️You earned a subscriber..😁🥳 (Can you explain what's reason behind this, and how static solved?) (Love from Nepal)

[@PC_Monkey]

Sometimes, power builds in up in various components instead of draining properly. No big deal unless it happens frequently. Also, make sure to use your computer with a healthy surge protector and not plugged directly into the outlet. Greetings Nepal from America !!

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This helped a lot man thanks I a lot works 💯

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Thank you man!

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Thank you sooo much. It's a great information ❤️❤️❤️

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[@UmairAltaf001]

thank you

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[@UmairAltaf001]

@@PC_Monkey but today again same problem happening and not solved by 1 minut press process.

[@nightchillc4]

Thank you it works I don't know why is this happening I use the original charger of my laptop but the error is still there.

[@PC_Monkey]

If the steps seen here dont help your issue, you may have to replace the charger. Let me know if you would like help finding the correct replacement.