A Docking station or port replicator or dock provides a simplified way of “plugging-in” an electronic device such as a laptop computer to common peripherals
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Ubuntu: How to set each workspace to a separate monitor
I have a brand-new t-500 Laptop with docking station, and a Samsung SyncMaster T220 connected to it. The OS is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
I would like to set up the workspaces, so that the right one would be shown at the external monitor, and the left one…
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External monitors not detected through docking station after Windows 10 update
I have a Dell Inspiron 7520 and a Dell D3000 docking station connected through the USB 3.0 port. Before updating to Windows 10 (I was using Windows 7), everything worked fine. Two monitors were connected to the docking station (one through the HDMI…
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Dell Laptop - 100% CPU usage when using Docking station
Update 2: On further investigation, I have reproduced the issue on my windows side. I put the laptop on the dock while in sleep mode and woke it to find it climbing to 100% cpu usage. removing from the dock lets the cpu go down to ~5%. Replacing it…
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Solution to remember a window's size and position for laptop built-in monitor vs external monitor on Windows?
Some laptops, like mine, are so easy to dock/undock. So, I do that all the time. When docked, my screen is Full HD. When undocked, it's smaller. So, everytime I dock/undock my window arrangements get messed up.
Does anyone know of a solution that…
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How do I prevent my laptop from shutting down when undocking?
The Laptop is an HP EliteBook 8540p running Windows 7 Professional. OS updates are applied regularly via Windows Update and the machine is currently fully up to date.
Recently, when undocking the laptop it has started initiating the shutdown…
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Does G-Sync work through a docking station?
Assuming Thunderbolt 3 to the docking station and either Thunderbolt 3 or DisplayPort (1.2 or higher) to the display, does G-Sync pass through a docking station, or does the intermediary hardware prevent G-Sync from working?
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Issues with Thunderbolt hotplugging and unplugging in Ubuntu Linux 15.10
I have a Dell Precision M3800 and an OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock. They both work together beautifully and everything seems to just work.
I haven't tried the FireWire yet, but the Ethernet, USB3, DisplayPort and sound work great out of the box.
My system…
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How to detect and run custom scripts on docking / un-docking of ThinkPad?
I'd like to run custom scripts on docking or un-docking my ThinkPad X220.
Obvious place is some udev rule, but what events or attributes should I use? Another option is acpi. Is it better option? What else comes as viable alternative? I am running…
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IDE/PATA high-speed hard drive dock
I frequently need to access bare drives for backups and need a quick, high-speed way to deal with them.
There are a multitude of SATA hard drive docks (for example), but I have a lot of IDE/PATA (hereafter "IDE") drives that I would like to be able…
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Change Windows font size when laptop is docked
I just upgraded from a tower to a laptop at work. Hooray for working from home.
Windows 7's default font size (125%) looks good on my 140dpi laptop display (15.4" 1920x1080), but it looks rather pre-school on my 94dpi main monitor (24"…
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How to flash firmware upgrade to Thinkpad Ultra Docking Station on Linux?
I need to update the firmware of a Thinkpad Ultra Docking Station to V3.3.1, which has been released last year. I got no laptop running Windows 7/8/10 and Lenovo does not provide this update via LVFS, but only as an .exe file.
Is it possible to…
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USB ports on HP Ultraslim docking station do not work
I have a HP Ultraslim docking station for my HP Elitebook Folio 9470m ultrabook. The connection to the external monitor and the network works fine - but I cannot seem to plug in any peripherals into the USB ports on the docking station
external…
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Is there a general method to determine if a laptop can support 2x external monitors?
Question: Is there a general method, which would let me determine if a laptop can support 2x external monitors?
Context: I’m shopping for a laptop, which would support my 2 main modes of operation.
In desk mode, I do many hours of design work…
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HDD is not accessible. Possible MFT corruption. How do i proceed?
I use a WD 1TB Sata2 HDD, on a USB docking base.
I started copying large files to this external Storage and went out.
When i got back home, there was a strange System tray message which i closed as i thought was nothing.
The only words i vaguely…
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Can a USB dock/hub damage the host hardware?
So i have a thinkpad x1 tablet gen3, a lenovo thunderbolt3 docking station, and a dell u2721DE display that is also a USB-C docking station (so one usbc cable that carries usb video and power, to the screen).
Lappie since late 2018, display since…
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