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Can the Inspiron 8200 use the older type PA-6 A/C Adapter?

April 26, 2017adapter inspiron Older type

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Can the Inspiron 8200 use the older type PA-6 A/C Adapter?

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Yes, but the PA-6 adapter won’t be able to supply the power needed to run the system at full speed. When you attempt to use the PA-6 adapter, you might see this message: WARNING: 70 Watt (20V,3.5A) AC adapter detected. System will not be capable of running in full performance mode without a 90 Watt (20v,4.5A) AC adapter. The Inspiron 8200 needs 90W of power to run at full speed, the PA-6 adapter can only provide 70W of power. If you use the PA-6 adapter, the Inspiron 8200 will run a reduced power mode, similar to when you run on battery power. Note: you can NOT use the PA-6 Adapter with a Advanced Port Replicator (APR) when the 8200 is connected (BIOS revs A05 or less, BIOS rev A06 allows the 8200 to use a PA-6 with an APR).