Due to the way dell hacked around with the design of the 130w tb3 40gbps cable coming out of the dock you cannot c.
Dell thunderbolt cable tb16.
Thunderbolt usb c cable 5t73g for dell docking station thunderbolt tb15 tb16 k16a dock compatible dell dpn 5t73g 05t73g 3v37x 03v37x docking station cable.
Power cycle the docking station after the firmware update is completed on dell tb16 tb18 and wd15 docking stations.
Unplug the ac power adapter from the docking station.
Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds to drain any remaining power.
Remove the docking station cable from the system.
Future dell docking station connector cables for the dell thunderbolt dock will be a universal usb type c thunderbolt 3 compliant allowing the dock to connect to either display port over usb.
When you connect a supported laptop to the docking station you can gain access to all your peripherals such as the mouse keyboard stereo speakers external hard drive and large screen monitors without having to plug each one into the laptop.
When you connect the laptop to the docking station you can gain access to all your peripherals such as the mouse keyboard stereo speakers external hard drive and large screen displays without having to plug each device into the laptop.
Dell thunderbolt dock tb16 links all your electronic devices to your laptop pc using a single thunderbolt 3 type c cable.
The tb16 works mostly fine but it s design is incredibly poorly thought out.
One dock one cable ultimate performance the dell thunderbolt dock tb16 240w with intel thunderbolt 3 technology is the ultimate docking solution designed for power users and traditional workstation clients creating the ability to connect up to three fhd displays two 4k displays or one 5k display at 60hz.
The dell thunderbolt dock tb16 is a device that links all your electronic devices to your laptop computer using thunderbolt 3 type c cable interface.
When you connect the laptop to the docking station you can gain access to all your peripherals such as the mouse.
The tb16 was shipped from dell with an instruction booklet entitled thunderbolt 3 usb type c dock cable installation guide the book has instructions on how to remove the shipped cable and replace it with some cable that is received as a separate shipment.
The dell thunderbolt dock will not function on a device with display port over usb type c with the current thunderbolt only cable.
Dell dock tb16 note.
Dell tb16 thunderbolt 3 usb c docking station with 180w adapter black model 452 bcnp 3 5 out of 5 stars 514.
Download and install the latest drivers firmware and software.