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The original was posted on /r/framework by /u/mehgcap on 2024-07-12 17:29:06+00:00.

My Framework died sometime last night. No big deal, I just connected my trusty dock to it and waited a bit. Nothing.

Today I learned that docks, or at least the one I have, won’t power a Framework if it’s dead or, presumably, off. My guess is an OS is needed to interpret and respond to the signals from the dock. Connecting a standard power brick and cable to the laptop worked just fine. As soon as Windows started, my dock kept charging the Framework as expected. It just failed when the battery was completely flat and nothing was booted.

This is probably not news to most of you, but it was quite a surprise to me. I thought something was wrong with my laptop, especially as this comes on the heels of me making Grub very mad and so having some boot problems. I was sure I’d killed something, probably my drive, and would have to format and re-install. Nope, just stick to wall chargers when your battery dies.