Dell XPS m1730 - Unlock Power Supply checkup

[Hadron]

as many users are getting the nasty error message that their power brick is a non-Dell and therefore the battery will not charge and the perfs will be limited to battery capable perfs (meaning browsing and copy/paste capable)

reading thru all the post, and seeing my recently modded Alienware M17x R2 working great, maybe the same could happen to a machine giving a lot of griefs to their users (the XPS 1730)

Can you get as minimum as "Disable" Dell power brick checks and make 1000s of users happy again

[TheWiz]

Hi Hadron,

Please post the BIOS download link to the version you want me to look into.

Thanks,
TheWiz

[Hadron]

Hi Hadron,

Please post the BIOS download link to the version you want me to look into.

Thanks,
TheWiz

Here it is:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R282332&SystemID=XPS_1730&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=13068&fileid=417399

the issue encountered is a "Invalid AC adapter found...", most of the users have had MB and power brick replaced countless times without much success.
Hopefully there would be a way to disable the Power Type or model check in the Bios to counteract this plague from within the Bios.

Thanks,
Hadron.

[feliponnn]

Its amazing, but I have exactly the same problem, I got the M1730 and the Alienware M17x-R2 and with your bios version my alienware is working perfectly so I start to think that maybe the same thing could work for the M1730 and I found this thread

I have changed my power supply endless times, and now it isnt covered by the warranty anymore, so I cant continue spending 100$ every few months.

Hey thanks for all you work btw.

[aktrucker]

Me Too Dell has been very unhelpful on this issue, only solution at this point is to buy yet another power supply...already bought 2 in three years

[feliponnn]

Do you guys think it will be possible to have a mod version of this Bios, I'm willing to pay for it.

[Alfizzle]

I really would appreciate this bios mod as my machine is now out of warranty and its just started doing this! i have bought a new official charger and a new battery and im still getting the error!..

if someone could help me that would be brilliant!

[Iljalein]

Hey, anybody still working on this? PSUs for this thing are getting really expensive.