My screen is not getting any signal through my docking station

In some older laptops up until about the year 2019, the DisplayPort signal on the USB-C port had to be enabled manually in BIOS setup first. This disabled the Mini DisplayPort that was located right next to USB-C. Back then, these were the relevant instructions:

  • Reboot and enter BIOS Setup by holding the F2 key.
  • "Advanced" → "Advanced Chipset Control" → "DDI Control": set from "DDI to mDP" to "DDI to TBT".
  • "Advanced" → "Intel Thunderbolt": set "Intel Thunderbolt Technology" to "Enabled".
  • Set "Security Level" to "Unique ID" (if available)
  • Then save and restart.

However, this advice is obsolete for pretty much any laptop released after 2019. If your laptop is newer than that, please check out the tips in this article instead: My docking station does not work reliably