[ltp] Re: WARNING: Lenovo ThinkPads and 65W power supplies

Ben Pfaff linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:04:17 -0700


Mario Theodoridis <mario@schmut.com> writes:

> On Friday, 5. 11 2010 07:18:15 Ben Pfaff wrote:
>> Laurent <pumpkin@gmx.de> writes:
>> >> This is a warning to owners of any Lenovo ThinkPads that own 65W AC
>> >> power adaptors.
>> >
>> > Some new intel-GPU thinkpads come with a 65W PSU by default. Are you sure
>> > the problems (lower max. frequency w/o batt) applies to them as well?
>>
>> My X201 is labeled 20V, 3.25V - 4.5V. Multiplying, that's 65W - 90W.
>> It came with only a 65W power supply. If it can really consume 90W,
>> then the 65W power supply is inadequate for that.
>
> The 90W supply that came with my W500 claims 20V 4.5A

In case it wasn't obvious, the "3.25V - 4.5V" I wrote above was a
typo for 3.25A - 4.5A.
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