Originally Posted by
Steve M
I will do that next time (as I already mentioned). But that still doesn't fully address the issue. The power supply brick says 65W on the label, so it should not draw more than that regardless of what's going on with the battery.
I'm guessing that's the output power, not input power. My IBM Thinkpad power supply is max rated at 16V - 4.5A for output (72 Watts), but the power supplies are not 100% efficient, so input power will be higher. I'd suggest either pulling the battery or making sure it is fully charged.