Dell to Recall 990,000 Laptop Power Adapters
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Dell Inc. will recall about 990,000  power adapters for some of its laptop computer models because  of a risk of overheating, which could lead to a fire or  electrical shock, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission  said on Friday.
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The potentially faulty machines were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands. The company has recalled these products because they could short circuit and potentially give users an electric shock.
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Toshiba is recalling about 5,100 laptop batteries that could overheat and burn users.
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Dell Inc. is recalling some of the one million electrical adapters manufactured in China by Delta Electronics Inc. of Taipei and sold for use with Dell notebook computers, following seven reports of the adapters overheating. The adapters pose a risk of fire or electrical shock, according to Dell.
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A state fire marshal said a plugged-in Dell laptop caused a $100,000 blaze that destroyed a home in Biddeford, Me. No one was hurt in the blaze.
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Dell has announced a massive recall of notebook computer power adapters, saying the components -- made by a company whose products caused a similar recall last month by IBM -- could overheat and spark fires or electrical shock.
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Dell, the world&#39;s largest seller of personal computers, recalled 4.4 million notebook computer power adapters because they may catch fire.
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Dell Inc. has now recalled 4.2 million battery packs made by Sony, 100,000 more than  it initially recalled in August. Altogether, various laptop makers have recalled 6.5 million batteries because of fire hazards.
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The computer maker recalls laptop batteries that could overheat. Yikes.
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(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu'sÂ recall of defective batteriesÂ will affect 287,000 notebook PCs, including 63,000 in Japan, the company said Wednesday. Fujitsu last week became the fifth recent PC vendor to recall batteries using lithium-ion cells made by Sony Energy Devices. A manufacturing defect can cause those cells to short circuit, overheating and in some cases catching fire. So Fujitsu has asked both users of certain notebook PCs and dealers with unsold computers in their inventory to return the affected batteries, said Sean Nemoto, investor relations manager for Fujitsu. Dell started the rush when it announced on Aug. 14 it wouldÂ recall 4.1 million batteries, following complaints from a handful of customers that their PCs had burst into flames. Other vendors quickly followed, includingÂ Apple Computer,Â Toshiba,Â Lenovo Group, IBM, andÂ Fujitsu. Together they have recalled 7.9 million batteries. Sony has beenÂ pushing vendors to recall its batteriesÂ even in the absence of customer complaints. Sony said Thursday that it was working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall any remaining defective cells in notebooks worldwide. The move will not affect other types of consumer electronics that use lithium-ion cells, such as cameras and music players. Notebook vendors insist that the number of actual fires is very small, amounting to just fractions of a percent compared to the many millions of batteries recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has counted 47 incidents of smoke or fire coming from notebook computers from January 2001 to August 2006. Sony and the vendors continue to debate whether the fault lies solely in battery cell manufacturing, or also in the design of notebook PCs. Sony designs its batteries to shut down after a short circuit, but in certain occasions they will continue to overheat. "The potential for this to occur can be affected by variations in the system configurations found in different notebook computers," the company said. Hewlett-Packard said Monday that its customers had not experienced any overheated batteries thanks to redundant safety features used in HP notebooks. "Because of HP's PC system configuration, HP notebooks using Sony battery cells are not prone to overheating issues that have recently been observed," the companies said in a joint statement. However, other vendors insist their designs are also safe. Dell's recall is careful to state that "only the described batteries are subject to this recall and not the notebook computers themselves."
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p2pnet.net News:- Dell says it&#39;s recalling all most 1,000,000 Chinese-made notebook adapters because they represent a fire hazard and could also cause electrical shock.
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In the largest electronics-related recall involving the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Dell Inc. agreed to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames.
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Computer maker Dell is recalling power adapters used with notebook personal computers, some of which are sold in this country, because of risks of fire and electrical shocks.
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Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell&#39;s recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million
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NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - IBM (IBM.NYS) has reportedly recalled more than half a million notebook power adapters due to the threat of melting plastic, and electric shock and fire hazards.
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Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a wide reaching recall of about 990,000 power adapters. The power adapters are being recalled because they can overheat and pose a risk of fire and electrical shock.
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WASHINGTON -- Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 AC adapters used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.