A friend of mine just got a used notebook computer, but it has no AC adapter, and the battery is dead. He'd like to test it out before he invests any significant money into it. I'm wondering if anyone has an AC adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000 and would be willing to bring it to the meeting, so we can see if this thing will fire up. And does anyone know of a good place to get used parts locally (like an AC adapter)? Thanks, Greg
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gregory Avedissian wrote:
A friend of mine just got a used notebook computer, but it has no AC adapter, and the battery is dead. He'd like to test it out before he invests any significant money into it. I'm wondering if anyone has an AC adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000 and would be willing to bring it to the meeting, so we can see if this thing will fire up. And does anyone know of a good place to get used parts locally (like an AC adapter)?
Thanks, Greg
Greg, Do you happen to know the voltage that the laptop wants to see? Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFLGuHHl0iXDssISsRAhKMAJ4r0MYs2m3mlZtB2Z3LeaT6lUb/1ACfZJnC zemHQxtnfY7lhfA5GiMgxUc= =0hzM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Andy, You aren't going to do your X-Men thing again, are you? ;-) Steve
-----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Stewart Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:57 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] need to test notebook
Greg,
Do you happen to know the voltage that the laptop wants to see?
Later,
Andy
Gregory Avedissian wrote:
A friend of mine just got a used notebook computer, but it has no AC adapter, and the battery is dead. He'd like to test it out before he invests any significant money into it. I'm wondering if anyone has an AC adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000 and would be willing to bring it to the meeting, so we can see if this thing will fire up. And does anyone know of a good place to get used parts locally (like an AC adapter)?
Are you sure that's the right model number? I've got an Inspiron 8200, and I bet you're talking about an Inspiron 8100. If that's the case, then you can try it out with my AC adapter. If that works, he'll be looking for one of these: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=310-1461 or http://tinyurl.com/p6tpa If your friend can find a "service tag" number he can find a lot of information about how the laptop was configured when sold: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/en/details?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=3 or http://tinyurl.com/3qzsp That doesn't have anything to do with the AC adapter; it's just nice to know. -- Rich
Gregory Avedissian wrote:
AC adapter for a Dell Inspiron 18000
Richard Klein wrote:
Are you sure that's the right model number? I've got an Inspiron 8200, and I bet you're talking about an Inspiron 8100. If that's the case, then you can try it out with my AC adapter.
Rich, The correct model number is 8000. According to the first link you provided, the adapter will work. I'll bring the notebook to the meeting tonight. Many thanks for your help. Andy Stewart wrote:
Do you happen to know the voltage that the laptop wants to see?
According to the ad for the replacement part, the adapter puts out 20V. If there are cheaper replacements, that would be helpful. Thanks, guys, Greg
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