Does this docking station have an On/Off or Power switch? Or always have to turn PC on via button on laptop?
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Hi Dillon's Mom,No, there is no an on/off power switch, but there is a on/off indicator light. Once you unplug the power adapter, it will turn off. Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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The dock is always powered on. This meant that my attached drives were always spinning until I loaded their software that allowed me to tell them to power down after e.g. an hour of no data requests.
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I noticed that this Docking Station is always on. But it's not really a 'docking station' in the tradition sense. You plugin your USB to your laptop to 'drive' the unit.
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No, there's no external on/off switch -- however, it does sense when it is plugged into USB, and automatically turns on when plugged in, and goes into standby when the drive is unmounted / unplugged from USB. It also turns on/off automatically when the computer turns on/off, if left plugged in. I find that this works out really well.The big LED strip indicates when the drive is on. It has a separate power supply.
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There are no on/off buttons. As long as it plugged into a live USB 3.0 port it works.
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No it does not. But it does put the PC into standby if you hit the power button while its on.
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This unit does not have a switch to turn on or to turn off. You just unplug the USB from your laptop.
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There is a docking station available, other than that it has a power cord just like any other LAPTOP. That and having only one type of case available is the only drawback to owning this PC tablet.
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I have two of them and love them. I believe the power button is binary: either on or off. However, I do know that drives do power down when the unit is powered on but the computer is sleeping. And they spin back up correctly when the computer wakes up.
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Yes, that is for the docking station. FYI, docking station does not come with a power supply. One cord which has one plug which plus into your laptop.
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Both the board and the mouse are powered by AA or AAA batteries...... Insert small plug-in to a usb port on the device you want to use and all software is loaded automatically...To answer your question no there is no on/off switch Hope this answers any questions.....
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The only thing I can think of is whether or not your computer is on when you try it. Other than that, I don't believe there is a power switch,(you might look it over as you may have a newer version than the two I have).
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I only use the dock to do a backup from my laptop so I power it up when I begin and then turn it off at the end. I've never left it on long enough to see if the drives power down after a period of inactivity. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Yes, the power light is always on ... I do not believe their is any physical switch to turn the dock off.
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You have to open it to turn it on. But if you just put your laptop to sleep, you can wake it up (by moving your mouse or hitting a key on the keyboard) without opening it. With this set-up, I rarely every turn off my laptop.
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Hello. Once power is turned off, this unit will have to manually turned on by the "ON" button located on the front panel.
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No. No on/off switch. Plug the wall wart (power supply) into a switched power supply such as a power strip, power conditioner, etc. Wouldn't recommend just leaving it on all of the time when not in use. Product works very well for what it is intended for.
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If you can't always get the laptop to turn on while it is docked on the docking station it could be a few things. 1) Check to see all the lights are coming on on your dock. When you dock it do the power and eject lights light up? If not probably something is wrong with your docking station/the AC adapter for it. Check to make sure all the pieces are connected securely. For best results unplug and reconnect everything. 2) The connection between your docking station and laptop might not be secure - make sure it's securely attached to the dock by pushing it down. You can also slide the lock mechanism on the side to "locked." 3) Are you pressing the power button on the laptop or the docking station? Both should work, you can try the other if one doesn't work. 4) Your docking station could be defective 5) The issue causing your laptop to not charge/bootup is something other than the power port on your laptop so the docking station isn't going to help with the issue
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there is a usb cable in the bottom of the unit. there is no switch so the way to turn it on is plug the cable into your computer.