How To Reset Power Adapter Dell Laptop. If you can check the voltage of the power adaptor with a voltmeter. Unplug the peripheral devices such as USB drives printer cables media cards etc.

Reinstall the battery plug in the power adapter and re-boot the computer. Always use the Dell AC adapter that came with the E-Port. The battery may go into power-saving mode during shipment to conserve charge on the battery.
Uncheck the box allow computer to turn off this device to save power.
Found a vendor on eBay who sells Dell adapters so I got one from him at a much lower price I might add. I fixed a Dell Laptop that refused to charge the battery and I was using a genuine Dell ACDC Power adapter that had a broken signal cable. Here are the steps to perform a hard reset. Found a vendor on eBay who sells Dell adapters so I got one from him at a much lower price I might add.

