Setting up 3 Monitors using a Lenovo USB-C Dock and a Lenovo ThinkPad - Impress Computers Katy TX
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- You can setup 3 monitors on a laptop by using a Lenovo USB-C Dock with most laptops
We used this dock
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Lenovo ThinkPad Universal USB-C Dock HDMI DP 90W 40AY0095US
Which has these connections
- Power Connection
- usb-c connection to the laptop
- 2 x Display Port
- 1 x HDMI
- 4 x USB 3.0
- Ethernet
+ one more usb-c and and USB 3.0 output ports
We connected 3 monitors, even through they did not have Display Port we were able to connect them to the monitors by using a V7 DP to HDMI/VGA/DVI Adapter
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This was the Lenovo Thinkbook we used
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And these Monitors
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Fantastic videos. Yours are straight to the point and I appreciate that! Plus, you solved my issue on two separate videos now!
Thank you so much. This was very helpful.
This is a great video and you are an adorable human being.
Wow! Thanks!
Roy,
You mentioned that these docking stations are pretty universal at this point I have a dell docking station. And I can get it to extent to one of my 2 external screens with the laptop open. But I can't get it to work with the laptop closed. Any ideas?
sir wha will be the resolution i'm looking atleast 2k resolution on 4 external display
everytime i close my thinkpad one of my 3 external monitors goes black
is there a way to connect laptop monitor to the PC? so then the monitor from my laptop(thinkpad) can show my desktop from PC. i usually using google remote desktop to access my PC using my laptop, but i want to know a way to only use my laptop monitor to access my PC using some kind of cable because using remote desktop only works when there is stable wifi. thank you in advance.
I have never done this, but there are several online references on the procedure. Here's one that seems clear: www.technewstoday.com/how-to-use-laptop-screen-as-a-second-monitor. Direct cabling does seem to be one of the options. Best of luck, hope this helps.
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I currently have 3 monitors with a thinkpad. I've had to set up 2 docking stations connected together to get the 3 monitors working. Every time I plug all 3 monitors (DP, DP and HDMI) into the thinkpad dock it doesn't recognize the 3rd monitor. Yes, I have the display settings set to extend, it never detects the HDMI connected monitor.
Same issue here . Did you resolve this ?
@@johnoyson I have the same issue and can't figure out how to make this work.
@@overtonmike @johnoyson Any of you were able to fix this?
@@ashishkirodian9285 not yet. I’ve only been able to get two monitors to work along with the laptop screen. I cannot get three monitors to work even if I disconnect the laptop screen. One of them will always automatically show a lower resolution and never looks right.
@@overtonmike It shows the third monitor as inactive for me. I think i should try the converter as mentioned in the video
Closing the lid of the laptop made this work for me. Without that I could never get more than 2 external displays working. Thanks!
Thanks Roy! You helped me figure this out! I just got the same docking station and I have 3 external and the internal monitor all up and running for my new remote help desk job! You just won a sub for that! Spot on stuff! 🎯
I am glad you found the video useful... have a great week!
Hi Roy,
Your video is very nice.
I would like to use 3 external monitors plus my laptop (4 total). My laptop (Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 processor) is very old and does not support 4 monitors (3 external monitors plus my laptop).
What features should the laptop have?
We have found that all the Lenovo Thinkbooks and ThinkPads have supported 3 monitors + the laptop, but have had issues with the Lenovo IdeaPads. Laptops like these have worked www.impresscomputers.com/product/lenovo-thinkbook-15-g4-15-6-touch-i5-1240p-16gb-512gb-w11p/ www.impresscomputers.com/product/lenovothinkpad-e15-g4-i7-1255u-16gb-512gb-ssd-15-6-w11p/
Hi Roy. I have one 29" ThinkVision and two 24" ThinkVision mnitors, and Lenovo X1 and two X390 laptops. Cannot get all three monitors to display from the Universal dock. The two DP ports are working on the two 24", but nothing on the 29" sa configured. I am also using Lenovo Docking Manager software and can see the 24"s but not the other. So the HDMI port direct to 29" is not doing anyting. Is the adapter you used the solution? What is the brand? I purchased a few from Amazon and they did not lelve the issue.
29" has only DP and HDMI, whereas the 24" also offer VGA. Thoughts?
I also purchased a used Lenovo dock with the two DP and one VGA ports. Waiting for it to arrive and I have VGA male to male on hand. Yikes this should not be so difficult. Has Lenovo ever hear of plug and play? Love ThinkPads and have owned since T20. THeir docks are not so great...
I had a similar setup but could not get 1080p resolution from all three monitors. I sent Impress a message from their website and someone called me back in less than 10 minutes. I described my problem and the gentleman suggested that Roy call me back in a few mintues, which he did. He mentioned a solution for me to try (USB-C to VGA cable to plug into a USB-C port on the laptop - not the dock). And it worked!! I have 1080p resolution on all three monitors. Thank you, Roy!
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Hi,
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T590 with windows 10 installed. I currently have the laptop running 2 separate MSI gaming monitors, but I recently hung a TV over the top of them and am trying to use that as a 3rd external monitor. When I go into the display settings, the tv will populate as screen 4 but shows that its disconnected, then whenever I try to turn it on by selecting "extend to this display" it will turn on, but then turn one of my other monitors off. Is there something I can try to get it to see all 4 monitors at once? I read other articles and tried updating drivers, unplugging then re-plugging them all in at once, powering them off and on, tried changing the power settings, but nothing seems to get them to all show active at once. Thank you for your help in advanced!
Hi, Josh,
I believe the issue is that your dock may work well with 3 1080p monitors, but may struggle with multiple advanced displays. Gaming or 2K/4K monitors and televisions seem to require more than the dock can handle, especially in multiples. I think the TV pushed it over the limit. In some cases a stronger AC adapter (e.g. 130W) may help, but televisions often cause these issues. Also you might try running the TV at a lower resolution. Hope this helps.
Roy
Trying to connect my 3 monitors (listed below) with my ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2 (Type 40AS) to my Lenovo T14 Gen 1 (Intel - type 20S1). The problem is that I don't have the options (within the Windows settings) to have them all 3 with decent resolutions (preferably 1920 x 1080).
Acer B247Y : 1920 x 1080 (75 Hz)
Lenovo ThinkVision P24q-20 : 2560 x 1440 (60 Hz)
Samsung S24F350FHU : 1920 x 1080 (60Hz)
Can you advise what I should do?
Your laptop is about 3 generations past and I think the issue is the strength of your onboard GPU. The 1440 may be a little too much. Try it at 1080. Alternatively try using the notebook's HDMI port as the 3rd 1440 monitor. Good luck and hope this helps.
Roy, how can I connect my lenovo IdeaPad 3.15 windows 11 to three monitors?
Most important step is choosing the dock. Not all will support 3 displays. Check specs before buying. Usually 1080p is the max resolution for 3 monitors. Otherwise follow the video and let me know if you have problems. Thanks for your interest.
Roy
@royhdupuis so my previous laptop supported the same three monitors.
I think I'm understanding.
Thanks
@@airtek4809 Happy to help
Great Video !
I have just tried installing my Gen 2 Thinkpad docking station with my 3 x 24" Dell Monitors which has 1x HDMI ans 2 x DP connections.
When installing i seem to get 2 x duplicate screens and 1 screen works as it should.
Any idea what i could be doing wrong?
Thanks
I believe you need to look at your multiple display configuration settings. Make sure all displays are set to "extend desktop". Hope this helps.
@@royhdupuis Thanks Mate, Absolutely spot on...Got them all working now...Appreciate the help..
@@nasserakhtar9721 Good job!
Great video....except...you never showed how you identified who is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
I use a Thinkpad dock, anyone have any suggestions on the splitter. I can't see to find one. Thanks
Thank you very much for this great educational video! Very helpful!
will it also work if i connect to type c (only data, doesnt have PD charge) on laptop which is not charging type c port, my laptop msi gf66
Is this compatible with touch screens (Hannspree) ?
I tried to use a single cable that was DISPLAY to HDMI and my monitor remained black. Evidently the product info page that came with the cables say the cables are "Passive" cables, SO I bought 2 of your adapters, so hopefully this fixes the issue. I am using the exact same laptop and dock that you have in your video.
did it work?
It's not working. I have a ThinkPad laptop with a NVIDIA RTX A4500 and I am trying to connect two monitors. I also have a ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 Workstation Dock. Doesn't matter what I do, one of the 2 monitors connected to the dock will show as "Display isn't active", unless I choose "Extend to 2 and 3", and in this case 2 and 3 are duplicated.
Omg thank you so much! This was a “how to for dummies.” I looked everywhere on UA-cam and Google on how to set up three monitors and this video showed me that in the first five minutes.
Hey Roy, I have same docking station, and 2 Philips monitors with display port, and 1 ViewSonic gaming monitor HDMI. Plugging in all three and all three don't work, poor resolution, wont go to max or recommended, and Philips only fill half screen horizontally. All software running most up to date. If I disconnect one of the Philips, then the other two work fine. I've been on IT support and no luck, any recommendations? . Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1, have 16GB ram. 64bit. I've run into a wall and with no solutions. Suggestions? Tried changing cords, ways hooked up etc.
Hi om6. You didn't mention what laptop you are using, but I assume it's relatively new with current CPU/GPU properties. First make sure all displays are running at no more than 1080p and you are using the powered USB-C port. If the any of the displays are trying to run at 4K (or even 2K) that could be overpowering your GPU. Try the setup with just the two Philips 1080p monitors and the notebook display. If that hookup is stable, add in the VS and see what happens. Good luck and let us know what happens.
When I do this with my MacBook, it only sees them as one monitor? As in, the mouse is moving on both monitors at the same time.
Did you change the setting to extend desktop rather than duplicate desktop
Thank you. Step by step device set up worked a treat.
thanks for the video. Can you flip the 3 external displays to portrait too? And is there any way to add a bezel gap?
Honestly, I've never tried either of those. Let me know if it works. I believe it will depend on the monitor's capability to automatically adjust to vertical rotation. The bezel gap will probably depend on the graphics adapter. Hope this helps. Roy
@@royhdupuis I was pleasantly surprised to find that plugging 3 monitors set to landscape directly into my ThinkPad (hdmi, 2x usb-c) worked immediately. I was able to use nvidia mosaic to make one big display. But I'm still struggling to get mosaic to work with 3 portrait displays. It worked just fine with 3 landscape displays but trying to configure them as 3 portrait displays has been buggy as heck.
@@kmcg101 That's a tough one. I believe you might be overstressing the onboard graphics adapter. Actually I'm a bit surprised you got it to work directly from your ThinkPad. I don't honestly have a good suggestion for you.
I've just bought a dock, set it up like he shows but still cant get the 2 external monitors to connect to my IdeaPad gaming 3 laptop 🤬 it's doing my head in, does anybody have any suggestions please
This is the exact video I was looking for all over the internet. Thanks a lot from India Sir. Just wanted to check if this setup gonna work on MAC, though I have same Lenovo docking station. Please advise.
Hey, I recently got a docking station. I have 2 monitors a PC and a Laptop. I wanted to know if there is anyway to setup both (PC and Laptop) for when I use either one. (not both at the same time, but rather one at a time) I use my PC for personal matters and my laptop is for work. So when I have to work, I just plug my laptop and when Im done with work, just pull out the laptop and plug my PC.
Regards and thank you :)
This was exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you soo much.
Dumb question. My wife has the same setup at work. At home I plugged everything up correctly. No video. (All were functioning with previous older IBM laptop and previous Lenova Docking Station) I bought the same docking station you had on eBay. Docking station is dead, correct? Nice to see you are in Katy.
why can't i get the third monitor to be greater than 720x576 resolution? very frustrating as this was working recently but I had to undock to go to the office. has not worked since. I have levono T490 laptop. originally had the usb-c gen 2 dock (and it was working with 3 monitors until i undocked). since have purchased levono thunderbolt 3 gen 2 dock to make sure my dock wasn't bad. but with either dock, cannot get third monitor greater than 720x576. so frustrating because it was working before (i had the hdmi cord plugged directly into the laptop). Any help will be greatly appreciated by my sanity 😜🤪
thx for the video. I have T490 lenovo. It's usbc power port is broken so I charge via usb c power/data port. Can I use this docking station with the USB C port data port on my T490? thx again
Thanks! It helps me a lot! Hours searching for a solution and you saved me!
Sir... i would like to ask, in that demonstration youre not showing 3 software to each screen, the question is... is that could be happened ?so in screen 1 is excel, screen 2 is power point, and screen 3 are is chrome browser ? ???
Hello,
I have a lenovo ideapad L340, im trying to connect 2 monitors , i connected the first via usb- hdmi connector and it worked... When i connected my second one via hdmi the first one disconnected , whats the solution for that ?
Katttyyy Texxasss!
Thanks so much! Poor Dell documentation on connecting multiple monitors. You solved it!
I have a Yoga and I'm trying to get 3 monitors counting the one on the laptop but I can't figure out how to configure them 🤦🏻♀️
Hi sir, I just got this same docking station with two monitors and two display port cables, only one of the monitors is reflecting the laptop screen and the other one is black screen but I can still see the mouse cursor, I have not been able to log in with credentials yet becuase my company has no provided my with them yet, could this be an issue I could resolve within display settings once I’m logged in, or is it a defective monitor? Thanks!
Hi Andre. Sorry for the late reply. You need to be fully logged in to configure the units. Bet you've already solved the problem. Thanks for your comment.
Thanks for the follow up!
Hi,
I have a M90n-1 Desktop (ThinkCentre) - Type 11AD and i want to connect a third display. Do you think that usb c Port works aswell ?
The docks are really designed for laptop computers. I've never tried them with desktops. Your model will run 2 displays as is. You might gain a 3rd display by using a USB graphics adapter, but it doesn't work in all cases. That's less expensive than a docking station since a good 3 monitor dock is $200+..
Enabling 3 monitors from a tower conventionally requires installing a PCIe graphics adapter that supports multiple displays. Basic 3-monitor cards start under $100 and can be found at retail stores or online. Any gaming card should also support 3 displays.
Good luck and we hope this helps.
Roy
Hi Roy and thanks for the video. I have two dell P2212 Monitors, one connected via HDMI cable and the other via display port cable. Cable is display port to display port. I cannot detect the display port monitor in the settings. I've tried every input option on the monitor and no joy. Also annoyingly the display on the HDMI monitor turns black every so often for a few seconds. Any advice appreciated. As you can tell Im not a computer guy.
Hi Damian. This sounds like it might be a hardware problem. You didn't mention what laptop and dock you are using, but I assume they are relatively modern units and the dock supports 2 external displays. I can tell you that the Dell P2212/2312 monitor was originally introduced back in 2011 as the A01 version. While it was updated as to port types, the basic 1080p monitor was unchanged until the P2222 series. Twelve years is well past normal end-of-life for these units. My suggestion is to try some different display units if you can. Hook them up to the dock one at a time. Also try using one dock port (usually DP) and the laptop port (usually HDMI). Good luck.
@@royhdupuis thanks for the response Roy. It’s the latest thinkpad dock station with thinkpad P14Gen2 laptop. Yes unfortunately work are supplying the monitors for remote working and giving me old equipment for their offices. I thought maybe I needed to update the drivers but I have no access to do this. I’ll contact my companies IT and ask them to help me out. Cheers Damien.
@@damiensmith4888 OK. Thanks for the response. Maybe things will sort themselves out in the new year. Best regards, Roy.
Hi, Roy.
Hi Roy I am using the lenovo l380 laptop I have always had 3 monitors hooked up...I had smaller monitors acer 17" I believe I have since switched to hp elitedisplay E221i monitors 2 of them are perfect screen size resolution 1920x1060 but the one will not go to that it is set to 640 to 600 I cannot change it can you help
I think you've run into the limits of the hardware. This can happen with certain models having a less powerful CPU/GPU and lower amounts of RAM. Some can't manage 3 1080p HD displays and will limit one to 800x600 or below. Would depend on your exact L380 configuration ( there are lots of variations in specs for the L380). Hope this helps.
My docking station has 2 DP and 2 HDMI, but I am not able to run 3 at once. I have to plug the 2 DP's in the docking station and the HDMI directly in the laptop to make it work.
Getting all 3 working at 1080p depends on the generation and strength of your onboard GPU. Also check the specs of the docking station. There could be limitations there. Alternatively try using the notebook's onboard HDMI port with one of the monitors. Good luck and hope this helps.
Thank you for making this video. Very informative and helpful.
Great video. Can someone please share the part number/make of the adapter that Roy mentioned early on which convert a display port to other display type ports? The black adapter which he plugged in the back of the dock? Thank you
Roy please help with a part number 🙏
Hello! I have a think pad laptop and the dock . I am trying to connect 3 monitors and use the laptop screen as the 4th. I am using 1 HDMI and the 2 display ports but when I connected one of the monitors is not receiving the picture. It is not connecting. Any suggestions?
Hard to tell from what you've told me. Make sure monitor and any adapters are good. Achieving 3 and 4 displays depends strongly on the strength of the CPU/GPU of the laptop. I have had some lower spec Lenovos (like IdeaPads) not able to run all 4 and sometimes not even 3 at full resolution. The model I used in the setup video was an i7 12th Gen with 16GB RAM and a better than normal GPU. Good luck and hope this helps.
Hi Roy I have 2 Lenovo think pad laptops and one MacBook Pro m1 . Does this setup work for all 3 in my case . If so how do I set it up . I can set up for think pads but not so sure about setting up the MacBook Pro for third monitor
I'm afraid that won't work. The MacBook can't be used as a 3rd monitor (if that's what you meant). If you are try to use the dock with a MacBook to get 3 monitors, I'm not going to be much help since I've never tried it. I can't find any evidence that the dock is Mac compatible at all. Hope this helps.
I am on a Yoga 6 13ABR8, it says you can only have two extended displays and the native screen but I just bought three monitors. Do you think a certain configuration will allow 3 external displays?
Thanks!
I just purchased a "Lenovo ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2 (40AS0090)" to use with my Lenovo Thinkpad T480 and three Dell P2311H monitors. I have an issue that when I plug in the third monitor it only has a resolution of 640X480. All monitors use VGA connections so I have purchased two VGA>Display Port adapters and a VGA>HDMI adapters. I am stuck as I cannot get all three monitors to display at 1920X1080. For added frustration this new dock was to replace an old Thinkpad Ultra Dock. The old Ultra dock worked fine with these monitors so I am unsure as to why the new USB-C dock is having an issue. Any assistance would be appreciated.
I have consistently gotten 3 1080p displays with this dock, but have always used late version Lenovo ThinkPads and ThinkBooks with i7/i5 and 16GB RAM. The T480 model is a 2018 model and may not have the GPU horsepower the dock needs. I have run into the same issue with lesser model laptops. My only suggestion would be to try increasing the RAM (if you only have 8GB). Also, if you are also running the laptop internal display, try closing the lid to decrease the load on the GPU. The older dock you were using may have worked better because it was of the same generation as the laptop. Finally Lenovo states this about the 40AS0090 model: "Dock has the ability to support DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 for max 1 x 4K@60Hz, but the real video output would depend on the system's output". Lenovo also states dock will support 3 monitors, but does not guarantee resolution. That burden is on the laptop itself. Here's a link to the spec sheet: pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/accessory/docks/thinkpad-usb-c-dock-gen-2/40as/accessories/acc500106-thinkpad-usb-c-dock-gen-2-overview-and-service-parts. Hope this helps. Thanks for your interest in our videos. Roy
Thank you. I will try to disable the internal display to see if that helps.
Super Helpful 👌. Thank You Sir!!!
thank You
What if my laptop doesn’t have usb c
Hi Charlie. USB-C and USB-3 both have transfer speeds up to 5Gbps. The only thing special about USB-C is its physical design. Use an adapter to change your USB-3.0 or 3.1 port to USB-C. Keep in mind the old USB-2 standard is much slower and won't give you what you want. Hope this helps. Roy
i just bought this dock for my lenovo thinkpad t14 1gen. i connected 3 samsung LS24A40XV monitors 60HZ each, 1 directly to HDMI and the other 2 using an Active DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter BUT when i connect the USB-C to the laptop, the laptop screen goes black then the monitor that is on the HDMI port goes into 800x600 I AM SOOOOOO DISSAPOINTED! i have to now just settle for using the Startech Adapter where i only can use the monitors no laptop but at least at higher resolution1920x1080. Funny thing is that it works just fine on my MSI creator laptop but not my work computer Lenovo Thinkpad which this dock was designed for or maybe my employer just shelled out for the crappiest Lenovo out there.
I think you have nailed the reason. CPU/GPU/RAM specs are very important.