Dell Laptop Not Charging On Docking Station
If i know i need to have a full battery i d unplug later than normal.
Dell laptop not charging on docking station. Remove the power cable from the adapter brick if applicable and reseat it firmly. Dell d6000 docking station not charging laptop by tiara maulid december 14 2018 dell universal dock d6000 dell universal dock d6000 the best usb c hubs and docks for 2020 dell universal dock d6000 six usb laptop docks help maximize. Click the white thumbs up button on the right to say thanks. Method 4 check the power cord.
Check the mains socket for power and try another socket. The power cord is the cable you connect to the power socket and that goes into the rectangular brick like adapter of the laptop charger. Make sure the cable led of your docking station is on. Disconnect and then reconnect the usb c cable to your laptop.
If the led does not illuminate. Please undock the pc and insert the laptop s ac adaptor to the charging port of the laptop directly. Compare the power requirements for your laptop. Remove the power cable from the system port and reseat it firmly.
The d6000 dock can provide dell systems with 65 watts power using a usb type c port figure 2 configured for charging when docked to the system. This is due to either a limitation of the cable connection used to dock the system usb type a connection figure 1 and or a limitation of the system connected to the dock. Hope this helps for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again. Make a note of the ac adapter wattage and battery charge status.
As much as the battery can be at fault for your dell laptop plugged in not charging it can also be the power cord you are using for a laptop charger. Check the adapter ports and cable for any damage. Here select battery information. Before using the docking station whenever i wanted to charge my battery i would plug the ac cable and when i thought it s charged enough i d unplug it.
This decision making and manually plugging unplugging the cable is the same as toggling manually. Peripherals connected to the docking station do not work in a pre os environment. Ac adapter errors or battery not charging when docking dell notebooks. Wd15 tb16 and tb18dc docks not detected when ac power is cut disconnected then reconnected.
Older bios versions and drivers could result in the docking station not being recognized by your computer or not functioning optimally. A docking station that maxes out at 60w of usb type c pd might have trouble charging one of those models especially when it s under a heavy load.