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Laptop: Further Observations
16 years ago
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Well I just figured out earlier that in order for my AC adapter to keep my laptop charged my battery has to already be fully charged, otherwise my adapter will not keep my laptop charged. However, my touchpad still will not work right with my adapter plugged in; no matter how much I rub my finger on the touchpad the cursor will either not move at all or jerk wildly across the screen before stopping again. My USB mouse just makes everything worse. It will click on whatever I pass my cursor over by itself., selecting and opening things at complete random. I couldn't even type this journal out at first because even if I don't touch the USB mouse AT ALL it'll still keep clicking by itself. The only I know how to stop this is to unplug the AC adapter, but I need it plugged in right after turning my laptop on after it's finished charging, otherwise it won't keep my battery charged while the laptop's on.
What the hell is going on with this thing?! Help plz? x_x
What the hell is going on with this thing?! Help plz? x_x
Goods Lucks.
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/sho.....ad.php?t=19118
That thread seems to be somewhat similar to the symptoms you were describing, even though it's talking about using inverters in cars and stuff. The symptoms are what you need to look at. It looks like it's definitely something wrong with the AC adapter and some sort of power issue.
Here's another topic that may have more information on the problem. Slightly different situations, but same basic symptoms.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sho.....d.php?t=262848
Lastly, try and figure out what brand and model of laptop you have to see if there are any known problems with that model, because if it's a problem specific to a certain model, there's more than likely a specific solution.
Also after looking through those links, it could either be my AC adapter doing this (which seems to be most likely) or its possibly an issue with my touchpad's drivers, which I can get an upgrade for through Windows Update. I've already may have found a replacement adapter online for $45 but sadly I don't have the money for it yet, but I'll see what I can do about this in the meantime.
Thanks ZP. ^^
But if it is a replacement adapter, just make sure it's a three-prong one, otherwise you're likely to have the same problems again.