[ale] [OT?]Latitude E-series docking station?

[Dustin Strickland]

Hi Jeremy,

I think it might work. According to the link below, the PW380 docking
station works with both the E5410 and the E6510. I'm willing to bet
that even if this is a slightly different model, it will work. You
should be able to tell from the pictures, though. Thanks for the offer
-- I wasn't really expecting anyone to reply. It's not often that you
see someone with a docking station; much less one that happens to be
compatible with one of your computers.


https://confluence.bethel.edu/display/ITSKB/How+to+use+my+Dell+E-Series+docking+station

On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:20:01 -0400
"Jeremy T. Bouse" <Jeremy.Bouse at undergrid.net> wrote:

> I don't know the model number of my docking station but I have a Dell
> E-port replicator that I use with my E6510 and E7420 laptops. I'm not
> looking to get rid of it but I'm in Dallas and could help you verify
> if it solves the problem.
> 
> On 04/23/2014 04:39 PM, Dustin Strickland wrote:
> > Hey guys--
> > 
> > This is a shot in the dark as you are generally smart people, and
> > as such, probably all use Lenovos. However, I've been having a rough
> > time with this laptop I'm fixing up for my girlfriend to do her
> > schoolwork. It's a decent machine- an E5410 with a first gen i5, 4
> > gigs of RAM, more than enough hard drive space... Anyway, I won't
> > bother you all with the extremely long-winded story of the goose
> > chase I was on while trying to find the source of this laptop's
> > malfunctioning. So, the relevant parts:
> > 
> > 1) I think I've tracked the problem to the power jack. The stars
> > must be aligned properly, I must burn exactly 9 1/2 incense sticks
> > and sacrifice a virgin in order for the laptop to receive power
> > with a known-good power supply. Even then, the middle pin on the
> > charger won't connect, thus the motherboard won't allow the battery
> > to charge. For those that don't know, the middle pin is a data
> > line- Dell's response to exploding laptop batteries, actually. It
> > won't charge without an adapter reassuring it that it is from Dell.
> > 
> > 2) Dell, in their infinite wisdom, has soldered the DC input jack
> > directly to the motherboard. I do not have the soldering skills nor
> > the tools available to fix it. Nor do I have $80 for a new
> > motherboard. Or even $20 for a docking station unless I *know* it
> > will charge the battery.
> > 
> > Are there any of you in the Atlanta area(I'm in
> > Douglasville/Fairburn) that have a PW380 docking station that I can
> > use to determine whether or not this will help to charge the
> > battery? If it works and you would like to get rid of it, I'd
> > gladly shell out $20 for it too. Thanks in advance.
> 
>