How to set up your Lenovo ThinkPad USB C with USB A Dock 

Thank you so much for this video. A friend was trying to set up a work station at home with no IT support from her employer. I found this video and it is amazing. Part of our problem was they sent the wrong cords. Your instructions were so specific I figured out what she needed and ordered the cords overnight from Amazon and had her up and running this morning. I am a school bus driver so have absolutely no knowledge about this techy stuff. Your instructions were so easy to follow. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

THANK YOU so much! I was plugging in USB C wrong and could not figure out why it wasn't working! The world needs people who are helpful techies like you.

My husband and I thank you for saving our marriage!

You were the only person to mention about the docking station light changing from orange to white, when the laptop is connected right. Thank you!

By far this is the best tutorial I’ve seen for setting up a docking station!

Thank you so much! I spent an hour trying to figure out how to get my new thinkpad docking station working with my laptop and just couldn't figure out until I found this video! Thank you!

THANK YOU!!! One day my work laptop and monitor decided they didn't want to talk to each other so I figured I should reconnect using the docking station I've had in a box for over a year. This video got me through after two hours of confusion.

Starting a new remote day job tomorrow. Had a ton to unpack and this video was indescribably useful. Thank you very much for taking the time to post it. It'll give me a real hand up.

Great video. Curious to know why they don't use more ports at front of dock.

I’ve been watching a lot of videos trying to figure out how to set up my monitors and your by far exceeded the previous videos I had seen. Thanks for dumbing it down for people like me!

Best video yet. I am trying to set up my docking station and was having trouble after watching other videos, but your video was very clear at showing all the different courts up close thank you thank you.

Working in IT support this video really helped me to understand the concept of docking station. Appreciate it

3:13. Magic words. Plug into the back, not the front. The diagram is wrong in the instructions I got with the unit is wrong. Thank You for solving the mystery.

I am setting up my work station with 2 monitors and a laptop. I am treading in unfamiliar territory but you made this quite easy to figure out.Thank you so much.

Made my life so much easier having this available 👍🏻 doing the Lords work brother

Was having issue with my office setup I have used 2 HDMI cable’s one directly from thinkpad to monitor and other to the doc and it worked moved to new place and one 1 monitor was detecting and have attached both monitor together and as I unplugged one the monitor which is detecting the other popups else it wont detect, tried updating drivers but as we dont have admin rights raised internal ticket and this video pop up. just switched one cable from hdmi to display port and it worked thank you for the video.

Thank you so much! Very clear and concise instructions. I attempted last night, but made a couple of missteps, but your video showed me where I went wrong. Can't wait to get home and try again using this info! 🙂

Thank you so much to explain that the usb-a is for data, and not for power. Thx!

Thank you! The trick was plugging in the usb-c in the back of the docker 😮

Thank you! This was so much easier than trying to follow the "instructions" that came with the hybrid dock!

Excellent setup video. In many videos I've noticed they don't explain the setup of the cables.

Thank you. Unfortunately the docking station does not seem to connect the monitors for my work laptop. It works well with my personal laptop but when I connect the work laptop the keyboard and mouse connected to the docking station work well, but it the monitors. Funny because my work computer (also a thinkpad) works well with the same type of docking station at work! So what am I doing wrong?

Amazing! Quick question. when you said that with the USB-A will only work data, that includes the HDMI and DP? I have one laptop that doesnt suport usb-c so I am looking a docking station to connect 2 monitors.

Thank you. I used this to troubleshoot where the power breakdown was.

Thanks for this. Do you know if there's anyway to turn off power delivery on this dock? I have a gaming laptop and the power delivered isn't enough to keep it going so having to use the power brick alongside the dock power.

Thank you for the very informative video. My Lenovo Legion 5 has the USB C port at the back of the laptop. The power port is on the left side and is a yellow square identical to the one provided with the power supply brick. When using this docking station, can I use the USB C port on the back of the laptop or should I use the provided usb adapter and plug it in the side of the laptop? Thank you

Thank you so much Mike you have helped me and my partner tremendously

Thank you!! I was plugging the usbc in the front! Had everything else right. Yay!!

Thank you so much for this video, at minute 3:50 I already found the mistake I made. So helpful!

Would Ubuntu linux work with it well? Can I connect 2 laptops to the same dock? If I need to switch between 2 laptops? Would it work with 144hz monitor?

Should I be able to use the usb ports while dock is plugged in but laptop is off? I mean, for charging only, since data doesn't have anywhere to go? I've set up a smartwatch charger in one of the ports and it it constantly starting the charge then ending it, like it can't draw enough power from the dock? When the laptop is on, it charges without issues

Thank you so much! I have trying to connect this all night!

Will the USB3 adaptor to the power cord do screen sharing? I have an old (T490s) with a docking station and multiple screens and it's working fine since the cable from the docking to the laptop is one and the same (USB-C ports). Now I have acquired a Lenovo Ip3 laptop and doesn't come up with a USB-C port. Which adaptor do I need to buy to connect the docking station to my new Lenovo IP3 laptop?

Hi. Could you please tell me if USB type C port does not support video output, can I still connect external monitors using this dock station?

Thank you so much I find someone to explain it the best way posible

If you close the laptop so that the screen is touching the keyboard, do the monitors shut off? I know for Dell if you plug in the docking station while your laptop closed, the monitors still display and function.

Do i need to have a think pad or a think vision computer for it to work or can it be any computer

Hi mate, my power button is lit up but its not turning on my laptop, its a thinkpad docking station but using a dell laptop should it still work?

Hi, I'm admittedly clueless as to why you have a docking station. I have an Acer monitor (R240HY) and Thinkpad 15 gen 4. Want to have an extra screen. Is there one cord that would work for that? I have rewards at Lenovo so trying to figure out what accessory cord I could buy and it would work to make that connection. Thanks for any help!!

Does it support 144hz for 1440p? Thanks!

what laptop you used for this video?

I have one of these docking station for my work computer (thinkpad) but it also works so well with my personal surface pro and my wife's macbook pro!

Hi! Thank you so much for this vid. I'm setting up my home office with one monitor. I don't have the ethernet cable - do I need that? The dock is working, but my monitor is not.

What resolutions did you get using DP and HDMI with the docking station?

Will any USB-C cable work or does it have to be a thunder bolt 3 cable.

Question: When the Docking Station is connected by ethernet to my home notework, are the ports available for use? Can I use like a hub and utilize the usb ports or, is everything only functional when the Thonkpad laptop is connected?

The Display Ports and HDMI located in the back should not stack each other. I am unable to use my third monitor, is there a fix or loophole to bringing my third monitor to life?

Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you so much. New WFH fole and this was a nightmare for 2 hours until I found this video! Whew! It worked!

I came across an older generation of this dock at a thrift store. It was missing the USB C cable. I imagine I can't use any random type-c. What should I look for when buying a new cable.

Hi, which model of the Lenovo Thinkpad laptop is this ? T480? Thanks

I have a lenovo ideapad 3i and an L15 portable monitor that uses usb-c any recommendations on an adapter 😭 pls help I’ve tried using an hdmi to usb and doesn’t work and a usb-c female to usb male and it doesn’t work either…

Can I switch between my Work set up to my personal gaming pc using this? if so how do i plug my Pc in to the dock? (no usb c)

Does the usb A support multi-display?

I have it set up and it shows up only one one scree- am I missing something? Other than that the tutorial has been excellent!

this is real cool. love it alot. A must have usb c docking station. Thanks for the heads up

Is there a way to make it work without the USB A? I have a Thunderbolt 4 port on my laptop but if I connect it to the docking station it doesn't work

can the display port have a regular HDMI connected to the back of the monitor? i am using this type cables but my monitor is not detecting the signal...any ideas?

would this work with a Thinkpad E15 gen2?

I have a Lenovo T490 laptop, and a Dell Monitor. The sound (for Teams/Zoom) stops working when I connect to the docking station. How do I remedy this? I have had this problem before, but, can't remember the solution. Also, I guess it's easy to use the monitor only when the laptop is closed...what setting do I need to adjust to make this happen?

Very helpful thank you Mike! Looking good brother

What is the solution if the monitor does not get detected using docking station with USB-C cable connection with laptop? Thanks for the video !

Thank you for making this Video. It's very helpful.

Quick question please, do I have to use both HDMI and display output Cable?

Hello. I followed your setup exactly however, unfortunately the light remains amber and will turn to white when I connect my laptop.

what's the power wattage, voltage, ams of the power adapter of the ThinkPad USB C with USB A Dock

If, I get a longer replacement cable for the USB C/A cable, what do I need to buy?

What do you do if the USB C port on your laptop is damaged?

Does this need driver settings to have it work

hi um i was wondering what cable i should order for my laptop i have the same laptop as urs intelcorei5 so what cable should i by and am using a coby as my gaming monitor

Can I use 2 hdmi ports with this dock?

I seem to have a problem connecting my Wired Keyboard and wireless mouse to the Dock. They dont work when they're plugged into the dock. Any advice?

Will it work on a Mac?

I have a macbook pro at work, I have two monitors. I connect via the usb C to the correct port in the docking station. My issue is that I have to unplug the laptop sometimes to travel to different locations, When I come back to my desk I expect to be able to plug in my usb C to the laptop and it connect to my monitors and other equipment. However sometimes it won't recognize or wake up from the connection and I ultimately have to unplug the power and reconnect to get it to reset and take the connection again. I am confused if this is user error or if this is just a bug with Mac's. please anyone have any similiar issues and can help. thank you.

I have tried everything, but my monitors won't detect with my dock. I have restarted, drained power, bought new HDMI and display port cables, they just will not detect! Any troubleshooting ideas?

I was wondering why it wasn’t working then all the sudden. I didn’t even have the power cord. Nice 🎉

thanks for the straightforward instructions

The set up at my office works perfectly fine. Just connecting usbc to my thinkpad laptop charges and mirrors screen and everything else. The one I have at home is the same but doesnt charge the laptop which is super annoying..

I have had my dock for at least a year. Only today did I learn how to plug everything in to use it. Smh. Thank you

I would like to ask, I have a lenovo T14 thinkpad laptop and I wanted to have 2 monitors display but the other monitor is unable to detect. Im using VGA to HDMI for both monitors. One hdmi is connected to USB-C adapter (right side monitor - display 2) and the other HDMI (left side monitor - display 3) connected to hdmi port in the laptop but this is not detected in the laptop... please advise how to fix? Thank you.

thanks a lot for this step-by-step explanation for all that =) It is really helpful to learn all functions.

You're the best! Thank you so much for the great video

Hi laptop doesn’t start from sleep mode when connected to the docking station. I have to open up the screen first and then it connect to the monitors

Can you this for 3 monitors

You sir.. are a god 👏

Thanks a lot, very detail review I just wondering that I am using the T14 AMD and X1 Nano Intel i5, can I use this dock for both my devices? (Because there is no thunderbolt on this 40AF0135US dock)

Can I charge my laptop using the USB port? I want to minimise the amount of wires I have

Can I hook up my personal and work laptop to this docking station to use 1 monitor

Thanks for making this tutorial!

While connecting the docking station to the computer it is always getting charged. Any method to stop charging when the dock is connected?

You are a god!!!! Only person explaining it well. Thx!!

will the power button on the docking station work if connected to a dell inspiron through the usb 3.0 adapter?

This video really helped thank you!

This was very helpful. Thank you! 🤟

Very nice video!

Can we use this docking station (connected to the laptop), without plug it in to the charger? Sometimes I just wanna use it to read my USB A flashdisk for a brief.. as my laptop only have 2 USB C ports for the external connection..

Light turned white, mouse and keyboard plugged into station work, but screens are not working. Went to settings and multiple displays, clicked detect, and nothing.

Thank you for the video! Really helpful :)

Very helpful!! Thank you so much!

4:26 this is where I’m confused. There’s only one port for the hdmi. No place else for the 2nd monitor hdmi cord to easily plug into.

Can you do 2 hdmi instead of one hdmi and one dp