Power to T61

Hi,
   I have a T-61 which is still in the Warranty Period. It does not receive power from the adapter anymore. I checked and the adapter works by itself and so does the battery. For some reason it is not receiving any power from the adapter. I have tried calling the customer care and i am still on hold for the past 3 hours now. Someone please help me ASAP. this is really annoying.

Hi,
Did you ever get an answer to your problem? I have that problem now. I assume I have to send the laptop off to Lenovo or other repair, but I just wanted to check.
Thanks,
Marcia

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