While I don't doubt that the dock connector is in play, the "automobile adapter" is a charging accessory (per pages 12 and 13 of the manual: http://www.elhvb.co

While I don't doubt that the dock connector is in play, the "automobile adapter" is a charging accessory (per pages 12 and 13 of the manual: http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/edwin/laptops/Compaq/Compaq%20LTE/Compaq%20LTE%20Elite.pdf http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/edwin/laptops/Compaq/Compaq%20...).