Dock Compatibility (AMD) - USB-C / Thunderbolt

[Michael_MacDonald]

@Shaun_S

I could not get my older Thinkpad TB3 dock to work until reading through this thread.
To get it to work, I:

• boot my FW 13 AMD without the dock connected at all
• before connecting the dock, I turn it off by hitting its power button
• connect the dock
• hit the power button on the dock to turn it back on

Everything works, including external monitor connected to DP on the dock.

This worked for me on a Lenovo Gen2 USB-C dock (Type: 40AS Model-NO: LDC-G2 Rev: A1)
Framework 13 AMD 7840u

[NV43]

Did you end up picking up one of these docks? If so, how is it working for you?

[Viharm]

Hi, I haven’t bought one yet, the good ones are very expensive. Long term plan is to use eGPU, so looking for expandability and ethernet in the dock I get.

I’m also very fascinated by docks that only provide TB4 downstream, so possibly using Framework expansion modules downstream of the dock. Still some more investigation needed as these get very expensive.