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XPS 9360: Power on external actions/button?
Dear,
I have a Dell UltraSharp U3818DW connected via Thunderbolt 3 to my Dell XPS 9360 which is at the same the docking station for me. The only feature it lacks is a "power on" button to forward to the notebook.
I want a method to power on the XPS 9360 (running Windows if this matters) without opening the lid because I will store the notebook under the desk.
I know that there is the option to power on the notebook when connecting it to power, but this too often results in "false positives", meaning I only want to connect it to power to charge it but then it would boot.
According to page 10 of https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/xps-13-9360-laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf, there is a button on the side (5 - battery charge status button).
Would it be possible to abuse this button to let the notebook power on some how? Or is there a way to make the monitor wake the laptop?
Thank you so much.
jphughan
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July 4th, 2019 09:00
You can't reassign the battery status button. To my knowledge, that button is wired directly to the battery rather than processed by the system firmware. The only way I know of to power the system on from outside the system is to connect it to a docking station when it wasn't connected before (if the "Wake on USB-C" or "Wake on Dell Dock" option is enabled) or to have a Dell docking station that includes an external power button.
DuckingOfficer
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July 5th, 2019 02:00