is there a power button or do i have to open my laptop to turn on then close it and dock?
1346325
You are correct ... there is no power button. Please note that reconnecting to the dock after powering on the laptop creates a power surge that can damage your laptop.
1346326
There is no external power button. A shortcoming for sure, but what I did was set my computer to startup at a specific time each day in the schedule settings under power control in the system preferences.
1346327
There is no power button. If you close your MacBook Pro it goes into clamshell mode. Then slide into the dock and you will be able to "wake it up" with whatever keyboard or mouse you're using. I never power my MacBook Pro down. When I pull it out of the dock, it automatically goes into sleep mode and will subsequently wake next time I slide it into the dock.
1346328
You have to open your laptop, turn it on, then close it and dock it every time you want to use it. The power never seats right so it never works.
1613902
No, there is not. The only way to power on/off your macbook is with the screen open with this dock.
2053299
The power switch is on the top edge of the chassis all the way on the left. There is a small blue light that illuminates when the power is on. Not sure if you are asking because you are having any trouble with this, but I have found that I sometimes have trouble "waking up" the unit after it has been in sleep mode for a time. I hold the power button down for a long count to make sure that the unit is really powered off, and then it usually starts up right away with the boot sequence/password, etc.
1593352
As far as I know there isn't any way to get this dock to trigger "dock mode".
1040725
There is no docking station if that is what you are looking for. Hope this helps.
728619
If I understand your question, the power to my laptop is directly plugged into the wall, not the docking station.
568569
No, you still have to push the power button. If you have been using the keyboard you also need to turn the power off.
2087818
No. It does not power the laptop or charge the battery. There are two things to plug in while it is docked, the USB cable to the dock and the power cable for the laptop. So far the device is working perfectly.
1517581
There is no power button...unless Ur talking about laptop....it's powered by laptop....computer...etc.
632138
you have a moc book power, as usual, and the dock have is own power from another socket, hope it help you...
2215839
No. You have to remove the cover to use the docking station. Very inconvenient.
1371015
Charge it first, the power button is on the back. Hold it for three seconds, that should do it.
565269
Mine came with the 90 Watt power adapter and the power cord, although the same adapter and cord that I already had with the ThinkPad notebook would have also worked with the dock. These docks are no longer being made or sold by Lenovo, so they are either leftover old stock or refurbished, and are being provided by third-party sellers. Mine came from a different seller than the one Amazon is currently showing, so I think you need to contact the listed seller and ask them the question directly (if you click on the seller's name in Amazon's listing, it will take you to the seller's page where there is a "contact seller" link).
961266
There isn't anything that would support the dock when you remove the laptop. I got this to use as a substitute for the docking station at another work site. The USB hub works great. Not as easy as the dock but you just have to tether your power cord to the USB hub, then plug them in. I have a cheap stand for the docking station to raise it up to the correct level. Hope that helps!
768307
My experience is whenever the laptops cover is closed, regardless of plugged into the Dock Station, it puts the laptop into sleep mode, would be a great feature, however, don't think it functions that way...
210195
Nope. The power button/end sleep mode is easy to access. Just press that to turn it on or power up screen.
2087817
No, it does not. You have to connect one USB cable to use the dock, if you want to charge the laptop you have to connect the charger separately.