Can this power up the laptop? Or do you have to lift the laptop lid and press the laptop power button?
1396619
Sadly, no. It's the one feature this docking station does not seem to have. I wish it did. Other than missing this capability, it's great!
1396620
If you turn the laptop off you will have to power it back on manually. But you can let the laptop on in standby so that your antivirus software continues to update virus definitions and scan for viruses as scheduled. The docking station will continue to power the laptop in standby and charge the battery. Another useful tidbit: the docking station comes with 9 power adapters, but did not have one for my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. Customer service sent the adapter I needed at no charge and I received it in 2 days.
1396621
First I'm not sure--never encountered the issue. My generic answer[a/k/a guess] is that you need to lift the lid and press the power button. To have the lid closed and power up or operate may be a function of how you set the windows settings on your laptop when you do close the lid (it may be set to shut down, to sleep or hibernate depending on the setting options). Perhaps if set to sleep when lid closed it is 'on enough' to accept a charge, whereas if it were completely shut down it may not accept a charge.
1396622
You do have to lift the laptop lid and power up but the nice thing about that is that you can use the laptop screen for an additional screen.
1396623
With a USB wireless mouse connected and the ability to wake your machine from "sleep" in your BIOS, yes. I have two laptops one has that option and one doesn't. It will not wake from a power off. You also could possibly use a "Wake on Lan" magic packet if your laptops built-in ethernet jack supports it.
2261999
You CAN power it up via the USB Port OR the external Power Adapter. Using the external Power Adapter allows the plugged in( tested or augmenting) hard drive to operate more efficiently, It's another step but worth the small effort. Product support recommend connecting it that way... so that's what I did. If you do likewise you should connect the Power Adapter BEFORE connecting the USB Cable.
1287937
There is a button in the slot where the usb adapter is. Press it and the top portion of the lid opens up.
1588360
It depends on how you have your laptop power settings configured. There is a setting in which you configure the laptop what to do when you close the lid. If it is set to go to sleep or hibernate then you will have applications that do not function. If you set it to do nothing everything should operate as normal.
998662
yes it is rechargeable via usb to your laptop.It will power up even if the battery runs out of its reserves. It should be powering up each time the Alpen is connected to a power source via USB port
698197
If you enabled SSH access, you can get in that way, but if you don't mind resetting it back to default, just hold in the reset button (the little hole on the back with the reset label) while you power cycle it. Use something like a toothpick to push the button.
1759108
Cody and Matt are right. It raises the laptop which really helps the fan a lot.However, my battery would only last 2.5 hours.
426750
Yes, you can charge the battery-up thru the USB connector cable attached to your laptop. You can also do the same thing withyour desktop computer.
2114068
It appears like you can plug a laptop into it. It outputs 200 watts. Most laptops are 100 watts or less for draw power. Though I must have gotten a defective item because mine did not last long at all. Keep in mind this has a fan in it to keep the electronics cool because of the power conversion. The result is if you are using this in a car for long periods of time you might get kind of annoyed like I did.
1688012
The ON button should power it up, but make sure it's charged by a light since it is solar powered. If it doesn't work, I'd return it.
1861412
That happened with mine also. For me, holding the power button down for a ridiculously long time worked and it powered on. 99% of the time, it turns on easily now. Only once since then has it failed to power up normally. Holding the power button for the prolonged time was successful again. Best of luck!
1129034
No, this will not power a normal laptop computer. The voltage and power requirements of a laptop far exceed the power capability of this type of power supply. Check with your computer manufacturers website for the proper power supply to operate your laptop from a 12 volt auto plug.
865407
Just give the lid a little twist and then lift. Or push on one side w/ thumb until it pops the pressure a little. Easy, peesy. It is a Great Product.
1669532
To power it through the wall you have to buy the USB plug, that's how I power it, I haven't even hooked it up to my laptop yet.
1517581
There is no power button...unless Ur talking about laptop....it's powered by laptop....computer...etc.
2008217
I think the question here is whether the docking station can power on the laptop. The answer is no. The docking station is just a port extension for the laptop.
1343285
you don't. install it, then plug in the power cable. don't turn on the laptop if you want to charge the battery 1st.