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    XPS 13, charging external devices

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JonathanGennick, May 22, 2015.

  1. JonathanGennick

    JonathanGennick Notebook Guru

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    What can I do to have the XPS 13 provide power to charge my phone when the Los is closed? I've enabled PowerShare in the BIOS. Doing that has no effect. Power is still cut the moment their closes.

    What is the magic incantation here?
     
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Kent, thanks. Perhaps the issue is that I'm using a charge-only cable. I'll try tomorrow with an iPhone cable and see whether that makes a difference. I'll be quite disappointed if that's the issue, because I use the phone inside a Mophie case when travelling, and of course that means I need to supply power through a charge-only cable.
     
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