Is there a power (boot key) available so I can boot without having to open the latch/screen?
1613902
No, there is not. The only way to power on/off your macbook is with the screen open with this dock.
210195
Nope. The power button/end sleep mode is easy to access. Just press that to turn it on or power up screen.
2166810
You can boot into the familiar blue on gray American Megatrends (2011) BIOS (some variation or other of which I've been using for the past 25 years or so lol) by hitting the F2 key when the Vizio graphic displays on power-up (hitting the DEL key gets you to a DOS level boot options screen, where you see a Windows 7 choice, and at which point you can also choose to go into the more traditional F8 boot options if you wish ...like Safe Boot, for example). Interestingly though, in the BIOS boot option section, there's a UEFI boot choice, I'd never noticed before. So, I reset Boot Option 1 to UEFI, restarted ...and all that you could do - still - was go into BIOS, go to the boot option choice screen, or go directly to the Windows start up screen. So. No pretty UEFI to play with. Great question though.
1346325
You are correct ... there is no power button. Please note that reconnecting to the dock after powering on the laptop creates a power surge that can damage your laptop.
827448
Sorry, I never tried booting from it. It may depend on whether or not your BIOS sees it when it boots. I highly doubt you can do anything with this card before the OS loads.
180030
Yes.. but i wouldn't buy this unit, unless you don't mind waiting over a minute for it to boot up and turn on.
320899
yes but first pull power cord and battery and hold down on power button for 10 seconds put battery back insert disk before you power up.
95852
Yes. It appears that it's easy to do. Just hold the power button for a long time until the display alternates between F and C. Release the button on whichever setting you like. Here's a video on the process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fApQTzCgMPg
604433
no key, they did god on window. But they mirroed in 64 bit, that failed, I had to change it back to the 32 bit it origanlly was. It still works fine. The mother board can only use 4 ram, even though it has 8 ram in it
1346327
There is no power button. If you close your MacBook Pro it goes into clamshell mode. Then slide into the dock and you will be able to "wake it up" with whatever keyboard or mouse you're using. I never power my MacBook Pro down. When I pull it out of the dock, it automatically goes into sleep mode and will subsequently wake next time I slide it into the dock.
1817924
I'm not sure why you would need to access the bottom of the motherboard but no, you cannot.
800549
I am not sure about that. I would think tha a sales person could give you the answer. It seems like it would be possible to open up as the hard drive is in the base, not on backside of monitor.
1992537
Yes, power and reset (clicky) buttons (with backlight). You can see them in the picture here in Amazon (the second one is more clear): bottom left hand side. Or here: (top left/middle): http://hiplab.mc.vanderbilt.edu/~ychen/pic/mother%20board.png , you can also download the manual from ASRock.
277913
Are any of the three LED in the upper right corner of the keyboard lit? Sometimes when it boots one of the locks defaults to on and you have to shut it off. It might be SysRq which you disable holding the function key.
993971
I find it a little tricky to get into the bios to change the boot order. I may take me 3 or 4 tries. When you get the Zotac logo on booting press and hold the F11 key. I am using a KVM switch which may be why I have some issues. I don't have screen shots to share or even remember much of how I did it.
2078863
the BIOS is not locked. But my hard drive was broken after a short time of use.
626710
Yes. In fact, it doesn't have an "on" switch, just boots when you apply power. You can shut it down via a menu option.