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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by mw362
I think they're designed to *power* but not *charge* so the previous reply to pull you battery, if possible, should work. YMMV.
I had an after market empower adapter for one of my Dell computers did just that. Only supplies the power but does not charge the battery. Even plugging it into a regualr wall outlet. I called the manufacturer and was told Dell designed their computer only allows charging the battery when using a genuine Dell charger. I got a Dell charger and it worked.

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