Will I have any problems if I temporarily use this Dell D6000s docking station?

[movbe]

I'm still unsure about which third party dock or hub to buy, as I'm finding all sort of conflicting opinions here and on Reddit.

In the meantime, I tried using this Dell dock https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-universal-dock-d6000s/apd/452-bdtm/pc-accessories

Things seem to work fine: I have video and audio output via HDMI, the USB ports work. I haven't tested ethernet. However, the Deck complains that I have connected a slow charger. If I check the sensors command output I get:


(deck@steamdeck ~)$ sensors
amdgpu-pci-0400
Adapter: PCI adapter
vddgfx: 15.00 mV
vddnb: 669.00 mV
edge: +43.0°C
slowPPT: 5.12 W (cap = 15.00 W)
fastPPT: 5.12 W (cap = 15.00 W)

BAT1-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
in0: 7.66 V
curr1: 137.00 mA

jupiter-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
PD Contract Voltage: 5.00 V
System Fan: 2003 RPM
Battery Temp: +27.0°C
PD Contract Current: 3.00 A

nvme-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite: +31.9°C (low = -0.1°C, high = +84.8°C)
(crit = +94.8°C)
ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp2_min: I/O error
ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp2_max: I/O error
Sensor 1: +44.9°C (low = +0.0°C, high = +0.0°C)

acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1: +51.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)

Using the original charger I get:


(deck@steamdeck ~)$ sensors
amdgpu-pci-0400
Adapter: PCI adapter
vddgfx: 15.00 mV
vddnb: 669.00 mV
edge: +40.0°C
slowPPT: 3.09 W (cap = 15.00 W)
fastPPT: 3.09 W (cap = 15.00 W)

BAT1-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
in0: 7.95 V
curr1: 1.67 A

jupiter-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
PD Contract Voltage: 15.00 V
System Fan: 2018 RPM
Battery Temp: +27.0°C
PD Contract Current: 3.00 A

nvme-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite: +29.9°C (low = -0.1°C, high = +84.8°C)
(crit = +94.8°C)
ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp2_min: I/O error
ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp2_max: I/O error
Sensor 1: +42.9°C (low = +0.0°C, high = +0.0°C)

acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1: +40.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)

I'm assuming that BAT1-acpi-0 is where I should look. I'm not sure why I get such a low amperage. Based on the dock specs it should be able to charge the Deck with no problems, but I don't really know these things, so I may be wrong.

Assuming short gaming sessions, could I do any harm to my Deck if I use this dock for a while?

[PopinFRESH]

The Steam Deck uses USB-C PD3.0 which this dock does not show it supports in its specifications. This looks to primarily be because this dock is trying to straddle the line with support for both USB-A and USB-C host connections.

The issue looks like the dock isn't PD3.0 compliant so its only getting 5V @ 3A which is 15W.

upiter-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
PD Contract Voltage: 15.00 V
System Fan: 2018 RPM
Battery Temp: +27.0°C
PD Contract Current: 3.00 A

This is the section showing what the charging circuit is actually seeing.

PD Contract Voltage
PD Contract Current

I personally wouldn't use it unless it was PD3.0 compliant in the dock specs.

[movbe]

Originally posted by PopinFRESH:

The Steam Deck uses USB-C PD3.0 which this dock does not show it supports in its specifications. This looks to primarily be because this dock is trying to straddle the line with support for both USB-A and USB-C host connections.

The issue looks like the dock isn't PD3.0 compliant so its only getting 5V @ 3A which is 15W.

upiter-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
PD Contract Voltage: 15.00 V
System Fan: 2018 RPM
Battery Temp: +27.0°C
PD Contract Current: 3.00 A

This is the section showing what the charging circuit is actually seeing.

PD Contract Voltage
PD Contract Current

I personally wouldn't use it unless it was PD3.0 compliant in the dock specs.

Thank you for clarifying this :)

I think that something is probably wrong on the dock side. It has a LED that is on when I charge my laptop with it, but that LED stays off if I connect the Deck. According to the Dell troubleshoot steps, this happens if power is cut off while a laptop is plugged in, and you have to unplug the dock, wait a few seconds, and plug it back in.

I wish Valve would release the official dock faster so I wouldn't have to risk frying my Deck with third party docks or hubs.

[movbe]

Originally posted by Insignia:

If you don't wanna wait for steam to release the official deck you can go order one over at JSAUX website. I think they are shipping out next week.

I was thinking about JSAUX, but all the reviews I can find seem to be sponsored by JSAUX, or look extremely similar, like the same article copy/pasted with a few sentences changed. This makes me doubt the quality of their dock. I haven't dived deep into this topic yet, so maybe I'm wrong.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by movbe:

Originally posted by Insignia:

If you don't wanna wait for steam to release the official deck you can go order one over at JSAUX website. I think they are shipping out next week.

I was thinking about JSAUX, but all the reviews I can find seem to be sponsored by JSAUX, or look extremely similar, like the same article copy/pasted with a few sentences changed. This makes me doubt the quality of their dock. I haven't dived deep into this topic yet, so maybe I'm wrong.

They aren't shipping just yet (the smaller version is supposed to start shipping the end of this week, the larger one near the end of July). With that, what reviews are out there are those who have been 'sent' docks (i.e. they didn't buy them). I wouldn't necessarily consider that a bad thing.

[Crawl]

It shouldn't hurt anything but the Deck will probably discharge faster than that dock can charge. The Deck is complaining about a slow charger because it expects 45W while your dock is 15W.

[movbe]

Originally posted by Crawl:

It shouldn't hurt anything but the Deck will probably discharge faster than that dock can charge. The Deck is complaining about a slow charger because it expects 45W while your dock is 15W.

I rarely have time for more than 1 hour of non-interrupted gaming time, so this shouldn't be a huge issue normally. I'm just worried that due to how slow the charger is other issues may appear over time.

[IceVAN]

Originally posted by PopinFRESH:

The Steam Deck uses USB-C PD3.0 which this dock does not show it supports in its specifications. This looks to primarily be because this dock is trying to straddle the line with support for both USB-A and USB-C host connections.

The issue looks like the dock isn't PD3.0 compliant so its only getting 5V @ 3A which is 15W.

upiter-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
PD Contract Voltage: 15.00 V
System Fan: 2018 RPM
Battery Temp: +27.0°C
PD Contract Current: 3.00 A

This is the section showing what the charging circuit is actually seeing.

PD Contract Voltage
PD Contract Current

I personally wouldn't use it unless it was PD3.0 compliant in the dock specs.

Thanks a lot for this!