Latitude Boot up on Docking Station with Lid closed

Hi kenneth99,

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Can you disconnect the monitor and then try to power on the system when docked.

What is the BIOS version updated on the system?

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Hi Akshatha,

Thank you for your reply. My BIOS is A13. I tried unplugging everything except the power cable attached to the port replicator (docking station) but I still cannot get past the black and white "dell" logo to the windows.

It just freezes whenever the lid is closed and I power up the system.

Is this a known problem with e7450? Is there a way to fix this issue?

Hi kenneth99,

Thank you for these details.

We have responded to your private message as well.

It powers up just fine when I do that with the lid open while on docking s.

Thank you for your message. I don't have access to another docking station so I can't test it.

It works fine when I power it up and then attach it to the docking station.

The only problem is not booting up and freezing at the "dell logo" when the lid is closed when attached to the docking system.

Is this designed this way or is there a problem with the docking system and/or the laptop itself?

Docking stations charges the system and works fine.

Did you check if  can check if the docking station has the option for powering on the system when docked with lid closed?