AI Agent Helps User Troubleshoot Power Supply Issue

OpenAIDevs · x · 2026-07-13

A user shared their experience of using gpt 5.6 sol to troubleshoot a MacBook's external power docking station issue.

• The device was randomly reconnecting, causing frustration.
• After sol stepped in, it proposed a hypothesis: under high GPU power loads, the insufficient power from the Caldigit TS5 triggers the disconnection.
• It then guided the user to switch to a 120W power cable and reproduce the scenario to verify the fix, which resolved the issue.
• The user noted that troubleshooting this on their own would likely have taken a whole day.

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