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the answer is at the end of this video.

in the same predicament, we make the most with what we have but new employees need hardware so we end up paying these ransom fees.

LMAO Dell knows they wont sell any new hardware to the private sector at these market prices, thats why they didn't even bother to design a new one for the one person who's drunk enough to purchase at current market prices.

first thing the SD25TB5 is brand new model and should still be under dell's warranty if its defected. second, the spesific unit you got has a builtin KVM (which sounds like your stuck on one) and other network management features, i deliberately didn't get that spesific model because of the KVM and extra network and firmware nonsense. make sure you installed the latest firmware for the doc, if that doesn't change much try validating the doc power supply by swapping it with the one from the laptop (that should be 280W vs your doc 300W they will interchange just fine) and see if you still stuck in low power mode which the smart pin could cause if its faulty or cant make contact it will default to lower power mode crippling everything until power is restored. plug your doc power supply to your laptop and turn it on then watch post screen for low power detected during boot.

just add that to the pile... Meta is currently navigating a "perfect storm" of legal challenges. As of early 2026, the company is fighting major battles on multiple fronts: federal antitrust regulators, state-level child safety advocates, and European privacy courts. Monopoly / Breakup FTC (Federal Government) Social Media Addiction 40+ States + Families Child Exploitation in New Mexico Data Privacy EU Courts

this is aimed for creators, most of us hooligans get all the above for free as is.

from my experience dealing with HPE is a can of worm nightmare you don't want open for any price.

The way the current stock market unfolding might actually work in our favor faster than expected. All these companies went all-in on AI when their stocks were flying high. Borrowed heavily, committed to massive infrastructure builds, stripped components away from consumer products. The whole bet was that AI hype would keep going. Now? Stocks cratering, and suddenly that NVIDIA "$100B OpenAI investment" went from a done deal to "optional" and "we're considering it." That's the canary. Here's the thing - when you're overleveraged and the money dries up, you pivot FAST. And what actually makes money? Selling products consumers want to buy. Not burning cash on AI infrastructure that hasn't proven profitable. The market's forcing their hand. They can't keep the AI spending spree going when their stock's down 50% and investors are demanding answers. They need revenue, and consumers are where the revenue is. ASML doing layoffs despite record profits tells you everything - they see what's coming. So yeah, sucks for the companies and investors, but for us? This collapse might actually accelerate the return of consumer products. When the leverage evaporates, they have to sell what people actually pay for. Beginning of the end of the AI bubble might be the beginning of getting our hardware back.

you over complicating things, install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and run any distro you like inside windows

im glad to hear that 👍 credit where credit is due, at the end of the day no vendors comes close to Dell's customer service standing behind their hardware.

you're right, i was referencing another scenario in my mind 😅

did you try manually changing PL1 limit?